Krapopolis
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Created by | Dan Harmon |
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Composer | Joe Wong[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 41 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Network | Fox |
Release | September 24, 2023 present | –
Krapopolis is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dan Harmon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Before its series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season in October 2022[2] and for a third season in March 2023.[3] The series premiered on September 24, 2023, on the Animation Domination programming block.[4] The first season concluded on May 19, 2024.[5] In July 2024, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season ahead of the season 2 premiere.[6]
Premise
[edit]Set in an alternate take of mythical Ancient Greece, the series centers on a dysfunctional family of humans, gods, and monsters that tries to run one of the world's first cities without killing each other.[7]
Voice cast
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Main
[edit]- Richard Ayoade as Tyrannis, son of Shlub and Deliria, paternal half-brother to Hippocampus, maternal half-brother to Stupendous and the main protagonist who is the demigod king of Krapopolis.
- Matt Berry as:
- Pam Murphy as Stupendous, the daughter of Deliria, Tyrannis' maternal half-sister, and Hippocampus' stepsister who is a half-cyclops demigoddess that wears an eyepatch that covers up where her right eye is supposed to go. She is the leader of Krapopolis' military.
- Duncan Trussell as Hippocampus, a fish-like Atlantean who is Tyrannis' paternal half-brother and Stupendous's stepbrother. He is an inventor who wears a fishbowl helmet filled with water to survive and a bronze baby walker that helps him get around on land.
- Hannah Waddingham as Deliria, the mother of Tyrannis and Stupendous and Shlub's wife who is the Goddess of Self-Destruction and Questionable Choice. She was mentioned to have been kicked out of Mount Olympus for an as-yet-unidentified offense.
Recurring
[edit]- James Adomian as:
- Eric Bauza
- Keith David as Asskill, the ruler of the barbaric and cannibalistic Killassian tribe at Killassas who is the "Son of Kill, Slayer of Ass".
- Grey DeLisle as Various citizens
- Colton Dunn as:
- Brutus, a civilian of Krapopolis.
- Odin, the King of the Norse Gods.
- John Gemberling as:
- Joshua, a citizen of Krapopolis.
- Jinx, the God of Jinxing.
- Matt Gourley as:
- Bard
- Nocturnus, the God of Nocturnal Missions
- Various citizens
- Tessa Bonham Jones as Pippa, the narrator whose voice can be heard at the end of some episodes explaining how certain moments in Ancient Greece would lead to the creation of something in modern times.
- Kathy Nagler as
- Miriam, a civilian of Krapopolis
- Various characters
- David Pressman as:
- Davros
- Various citizens
- Kevin Michael Richardson as:
- Ryan Ridley as Various characters
- Nick Rutherford as Various characters
- Tara Strong
- Alanna Ubach
- Michael Urie as Hermes, the Messenger of the Gods and one of Deliria's few remaining friends on Mount Olympus where he tells her some juicy gossip about anything.
- Kari Wahlgren as Various citizens
- Cedric Yarbrough as:
- Kolax, a servant of Tyrannis.
- A patron of the bar that Shlub frequents.
Guest voices
[edit]- Steve Agee as Heracles, a famous Greek hero with super-strength.
- Diedrich Bader
- Malcolm Barrett
- Brian Baumgartner
- Alison Brie as Tina, a vase reporter.
- Stephanie Beatriz as Daphne, a wood nymph and Hippocampus' occassional love interest who along with other wood nymphs want to rid the world of humans to protect the forest.
- Kurt Braunohler
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Herophile, a sea nymph and daughter of Poseidon.
- Steve Buscemi as Hephaestus, the Gods' Blacksmith.
- Dove Cameron
- D'Arcy Carden as Camille, a Hydra that Stupendous befriends.
- Zach Cherry
- John Cho
- SungWon Cho
- Jamie Chung as Princess Lycosa, the human-shaped attachment to a giant spider's tongue
- Kate Comer as the Queen of Atlantis, the unnamed fish-like ruler of Atlantis and the biological mother of Hippocampus.
- Auliʻi Cravalho as the Muses
- David Cross as Mage
- Daveed Diggs as Carrots, a centaur and Herophile's ex-boyfriend.
- John DiMaggio as:
- Achilles, a famous warrior whose weakness is his heel.
- Donny, a Cyclops who is Stupendous' biological father.
- Michael Dorn as Babak, a Kissurian warrior.
- Minnie Driver as Shlub's mother, an unnamed centaur who is also the grandmother of Tyrannis, Stupendous, and Hippocampus.
- Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Hegemone, the Goddess of Plants Blooming and Bearing Fruit.
- Ryan Eggold as Apollo, the God of the Sun who was in a band with Shlub once.
- Abby Elliott as Lachesis, one of the Fate Sisters who measures the thread of life.
- Kate Flannery as Hela, the Norse Goddess of the Dead.
- Will Forte as Campos
- Dave Franco as Broseidon, the nephew of Poseidon who is "famous for being famous".
- Ana Gasteyer as Clotho, one of the Fate Sisters who spins the thread of life.
- Dylan Gelula as Sophie, a mapmaker
- Vince Gilligan
- Skyler Gisondo as Cork, a wheel-maker and a suitor for Princess Lycosa.
- Kimiko Glenn as Mackenzus, the Goddess of Accessories.
- Spencer Grammer
- Chris Hardwick as a fictionalized version of himself, an Ancient Greek who is cursed to moderate all panels until the end of time.
- Holmes as Prack the Unstoppable, a known friend of Stupendous who died from a bee sting that they were fatally allergic to and resides in the Greek underworld. Prack was identified as non-binary by their second appearance in "Hades Nuts".
- James Monroe Iglehart as Hector, a famous warrior from Troy.
- Gillian Jacobs
- Jameela Jamil as Hestia, the Goddess of the Hearth.
- Ken Jeong as Dr. Paulakis, a demigod that works at Dermiapolis.
- Echo Kellum as Robert the Storyteller
- Tom Kenny
- David Koechner as Poseidon, the God of the Sea.
- Nick Kroll as:
- Grarg, a Norse troll that Shlub and Hippocampus try to befriend.
- Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent who introduces the Norse Gods when they arrive in Greece.
- Nick Lachey as Don Who Smiles, one of Princess Lycosas' servants.
- Vanessa Lachey as Tia Who Smiles, one of Princess Lycosa's servants.
- Maurice LaMarche
- Riki Lindhome
- Kenny and Keith Lucas as Adrian and Bdrian, two twins who some people claim were one person split into two.
- Jane Lynch as Brenda, a Sphinx.
- Rachael MacFarlane as Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love.
- Zosia Mamet
- Jason Mantzoukas
- Chris McCausland as Homer, a blind poet.
- Lisa McGrillis as Kayleigh, a citizen of Krapopolis.
- Joel McHale as Sportscaster #1
- Tim Meadows as Gregorios, a man from Athens who shows Tyrannis how the Athenians created money.
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Opie, an Ophiotaurus who is an old friend of Shlub.
- Bobby Moynihan
- Annie Murphy
- Kumail Nanjiani as Spartan Army Leader
- Laraine Newman as Atropos, one of the Fate Sisters who cuts the thread of life.
- Erik Charles Nielsen as:
- Scott, a guard that works for Tyrannis.
- Meticulus, the God of Grouping and Order.
- Jerry O'Connell as Musculus, a suitor for Princess Lycosa.
- Zac Oyama
- Ashley Park as Maya, a mermaid who saves Stupendous from drowning.
- Randall Park as Loki, the Norse trickster god.
- Chris Parnell as Ares, the God of War.
- Robert Patrick as King Fatherinlawsus, a warrior king.
- Chelsea Peretti
- Danny Pudi as Orphan
- June Diane Raphael as Eurynomos' wife, a Daimon
- Jim Rash as Dionysus, the God of Wine and Parties.
- Adam Ray
- Diona Reasonover
- Sam Richardson as Hades, the God of the Underworld.
- Rob Riggle as Sportscaster #2
- Craig Robinson as Stavros, a blind singer that plays a lute.
- Tim Robinson
- Seth Rogen as:
- Thor, the Norse God of Thunder
- Grunk, a Norse troll
- Stephen Root as Salt, the God of Salt and Deliria's cousin whose salt makes the ocean "pukey".
- Nick Rutherford
- Susan Sarandon as Demeter, the Goddess of Agriculture and one of Deliria's rivals whose earrings were once stolen by Deliria.
- Paul Scheer as Eurynomos, a Daimon
- Pia Shah as Ermani
- Wallace Shawn as John Fate, the brother of the Fate Sisters.
- Jonathan Slavin
- Ben Stiller as Prometheus, a Titan who gave fire to mortals and was chained to a rock on Zeus' orders where he had an eagle peck out Prometheus' liver for all eternity.
- Danny Trejo as Chief Ravdi, the chief of the Placeans
- Amber Stevens West as Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and one of Deliria's rivals.
- Zach Woods
- Constance Zimmer as Queen Iris, the Queen of the Wood Nymphis
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 23 | September 24, 2023 | May 19, 2024 | |
2 | TBA | September 29, 2024 | TBA |
Production
[edit]In June 2020, it was announced that Dan Harmon signed a deal with Fox to create a new adult animated comedy for 2022, with a straight-to-series order.[8] It is Fox Entertainment Studios' first fully owned animated comedy series. Bento Box Entertainment is the animation studio.
In May 2021, it was announced that the series would be titled Krapopolis.[9] At the same time, Fox stated that it would be "the first-ever animated series curated entirely on the blockchain", and the network would sell NFTs and other digital tie-ins to the series.[9][10] According to Fox, NFT owners "will be able to vote on specific show content and dictate exclusive on-air elements."[11]
In June 2021, it was announced that Jordan Young would be the showrunner for the series.[12]
In October 2022, Fox gave the series an early renewal for a second season ahead of its premiere.[2]
In March 2023, Fox gave the series another early renewal ahead of its premiere, with the show lasting for a total of three seasons.[3] In April 2023, it was announced that Alex Rubens was replacing Young as showrunner for the second and third seasons.[13]
In July 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season ahead of the second season premiere.[6]
Release
[edit]In July 2022, Fox announced the series was scheduled to premiere with a special preview episode on November 27, 2022, before its official premiere in 2023.[14] It was delayed to September 24, 2023.[4] The second season premiered on September 29, 2024.[15]
In Canada, Citytv and CHCH share the broadcast rights due to scheduling issues and is available to stream on Citytv+.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]The show has received generally mixed reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 56% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 16 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Carried by its superb voice cast like Atlas shouldering the Earth, Krapopolis falls short of divine comedy but offers consistent enough chuckles for fans of animated raunch."[16] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[17]
Ratings
[edit]Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank |
Avg. viewers (millions) |
18–49 rank |
Avg. 18–49 rating | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||||
1 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. (1, 8, 10–11) Sunday 8:30 p.m. (2–6, 9, 12–23) Sunday 8:31 p.m. (7) |
23 | September 24, 2023 | 3.82[18] | May 19, 2024 | 0.48[19] | 2023–24 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2 | Sunday 9:30 p.m.[5] Sunday 9:00 p.m. (18, 20-22)[5] Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (19)[5] |
TBA | September 29, 2024 | 0.58[20] | TBA | TBD | 2024–25 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Hannah Waddingham | "Big Man on Hippocampus" | Nominated | [21] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Credits: Joe Wong". Joewong.org. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ a b White, Peter (October 7, 2022). "Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Handed Early Season 2 Renewal At Fox". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ a b White, Peter (March 1, 2023). "Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Renewed For Season 3 At Fox Ahead Of Premiere As Animated Series Moves To 2023/24 Season". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ a b White, Peter (July 10, 2023). "'Krapopolis': Fox Sets Long-Awaited Premiere Date For Dan Harmon Animated Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Shows A-Z - krapopolis on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ a b Schneider, Michael (July 25, 2024). "'Krapopolis' Renewed For Season 4, Fox and Dan Harmon Announce at Comic-Con (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Krapopolis | Watch Full Episodes Online on FOX". Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 17, 2020). "Dan Harmon Inks Direct Deal At Fox Entertainment With Series Commitment For New Animated Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (May 17, 2021). "Dan Harmon's Animated Series 'Krapopolis' To Be Created On Blockchain & Sell NFTs In A First For Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Dessem, Matthew (May 18, 2021). "Dan Harmon Is Making "the First Ever Animated Series Curated Entirely on the Blockchain"". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
Fox ... spelled out in a little more detail what they meant by 'curated entirely on the blockchain'. Essentially, it's a way of selling merch
- ^ "How is KRAPOPOLIS curated on the blockchain?". Fox Help Center. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ White, Peter (June 23, 2021). "'Krapopolis': Jordan Young Set As Showrunner For Dan Harmon's Fox Animated Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (April 24, 2023). "'Krapopolis': Alex Rubens To Replace Jordan Young As Showrunner For Season 2 & 3". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (July 23, 2022). "Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Shows Off First Look, Sets Special Fox Preview For November – Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise; Pedersen, Erik (July 16, 2024). "Fox Fall Premiere Dates: '9-1-1: Lone Star,' 'Masked Singer,' New Dramas & Toon, Animation Domination & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Krapopolis: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Krapopolis: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (September 26, 2023). "Sunday Ratings: Fox Debuted Animated Series Krapopolis". Program Insider. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (May 21, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: American Idol on ABC Earns Season-Highs in Total Viewers and Demos with 22nd Finale". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 1, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: The Summit on CBS Gets Off to Slow Start". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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