Hello, Citizens! Amazon Studios today announced it has greenlit a second season of the half-hour superhero seriesThe Tick. The creator of the series Ben Edlund (Firefly,Supernatural,Gotham) will return along withleads Peter Serafinowicz(Guardians of the Galaxy) as The Tick and Griffin Newman (Search Party) as Arthur, with additional casting to be announced. From Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television, the second season ofThe Tick, comprising 10 episodes, will begin production in 2018 and is expected to premiere in 2019 exclusively on Prime Video in over 200 countries exclusively for Prime members.
Neat! As previously announced, Amazon will premiere the highly anticipated second half ofThe Tick’s first season on August 19, 2025, featuring six all-new episodes of the acclaimed show.The Tickhas received wide critical acclaim and at 93% is Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes. Said Sharon Yguado, Head of Scripted Series, Amazon Studios.
“Ben has created aresounding hitwhile Peter and Griffin havebrought Tick and Arthur to indelible life. We can’t wait to bring fans more of the Tick universe soon.”
Said Ben Edlund, series creator and executive producer.
“I am so excited thatAmazon wants to continuethis wildly fruitful collaboration and that this amazing cast gets to stay together, and that we get to build this mythos further, wider, deeper, and taller. We got a good ball of mud spinning with the right tilt of axis, I’m very happy we have this opportunity to keep peopling it.”
The Tick also commented on today’s news.
“You feel it too, don’t you?Destiny’s warm handin the small of your back, pushing, pushing. She’s on a roll.”
The Tick Season 2is executive produced by Ben Edlund (Firefly,Supernatural,Gotham), Barry Josephson (Bones), Barry Sonnenfeld (Pushing Daisies,A Series of Unfortunate Events), and is co-executive produced by Kit Boss (King of the Hill,iZombie).
In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, Arthur (Newman), an accountant with mental health issues and zero powers, comes to suspect his city is owned by a global super-villain, The Terror (Jackie Earle Haley) who has been long thought dead. As Arthur struggles to uncover the conspiracy he falls in league with a strange blue superhero - The Tick (Serafinowicz). They launch into an adventure brimming with crazed arch-villains, blood-soaked vigilantes, and superhuman freakery.
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