Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Tiffany Haddish and Pete Davidson have been announced as the leads of the upcoming adult animated series “The Freak Brothers” based on the hippie-era underground comic.
The eight-episode series was announced at Comic-Con last year and is being shopped to distributors, and production on the pilot is nearly complete. Work has already begun on the other 22-minute episodes for a planned premiere this Fall.
In 1969, life in San Francisco consists of free love, communal living and political protest. Freewheelin’ Franklin Freek (Harrelson), Fat Freddy Freekowtski (Goodman), Phineas T. Phreakers (Davidson) and their mischievous, foul-mouthed cat, Kitty (Haddish) spend their days dodging many things — the draft, the narcs and steady employment – all while searching for an altered state of bliss.
But after partaking in a genetically mutated strain of marijuana, the Freaks wake up 50 years later to discover a much different society. Quickly feeling like fish out of water in a high-tech world of fourth-wave feminism, extreme gentrification and intense political correctness, the Freaks learn how to navigate life in 2020 – where, surprisingly, their precious cannabis is now legal.
“Silicon Valley” alums Dave Krinsky and John Althschuler pen and produce while Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon executive produce the decidedly NSFW series which has also released the first of four planned minisodes online – one with President Donald Trump (s) and some original recipe KFC being the focus. Click on the image below to head to YouTube for that episode.
Source: Deadline
