If you’ve been online in the past few years then you’ve definitely seen clips or memes of Adult Swim’s hottest new animated show, Smiling Friends. The show was a smash hit upon release and managed to secure a second season a month after the show was released on Adult Swim and HBO Max in 2022.
Turn that frown upside down! From creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, go on a journey across a bizarre and colorful world with Smiling Friends: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD on August 29, 2023. You’ll be grinning ear to ear while you binge on all 8 episodes, alongside a bonus special and audio commentary. The series is available now to purchase Digitally.
The quarter-hour animated series is co-created by Cusack (YOLO: Crystal Fantasy) and Hadel (Hellbenders) and animated by Princess Bento Studio. SMILING FRIENDS has been viewed over 7 million times across linear, digital, and streaming. Get more details below!
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Synopsis: Who are the Smiling Friends? They’re Pim, Charlie, Allan, and Glep and they’re here to make you SMILE!! And they guarantee to put a smile on YOUR face, if you buy this disc (*Smiles not actually guaranteed*). Watch 8 wonderful adventures into this fantastic, odd, beautiful, sometimes scary, but always amazing world. Plus, they go to Brazil in a special bonus episode. Get yours and start smiling today!
BONUS FEATURES
- Audio Commentary
The complete first season of SMILING FRIENDS is the perfect pastime while you wait for more episodes to drop in Season 2. Plus, those of you attending San Diego Comic Con this year could see Hadel and Cusack at the Adult Swim Festival and Smiling Friends Rodeo where the two co-creators will be doing a live drawing of their show!
Ever since I was young, I had always been fascinated in film and the work that goes into them. I love animation, blockbuster hits, indie films and everything in between. Some day I’ll have the privilege of being apart of the filmmaking process.
