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Netflix Greenlights Australian Adult Animated Comedy 'Dad's House'

The pickup underscores Netflix's push into creator-led adult animation for a global audience.

Overview

  • Netflix, which ordered the series Wednesday, named Michael Cusack, Dario Russo and David Ashby as showrunners and executive producers.
  • All three creators will voice characters, joining Felicity Ward in the principal cast.
  • The series follows a 13-year-old who spends every second weekend with his well-meaning but hapless dad in small-town suburban Australia.
  • Princess Pictures and Bento Box Entertainment are producing the show.
  • Netflix lists the series as Coming Soon with no release date, positioning it within a growing adult animation slate that includes Mating Season, DANG!, Alley Cats and Haunted Hotel season 2.