HBO has announced that season three of its adult animated series
Animals will premiere on Friday, August 3. The "wide-ranging, wholly unique" season will consist of ten episodes, the first five of which were detailed by the network. For anyone unfamiliar with the genre-bending series, it's set in a humanless, post-apocalyptic New York and blends live-action and animated segments.
Show creators Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano executive produce, write, and direct all of the episodes as well as provide many of the character voices. However, season three also features quite an extensive guest list that includes: Awkwafina, David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Anthony Mackie, Demi Moore, Tracy Morgan, John Mulaney, Aisha Tyler, and more.
Check out the upcoming episode slate for season three of
Animals:
Episode #21 (season 3, episode 1): “Episode Twenty-One: Rats.”
Debut date: FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT)
Three years after the green bomb wiped out humans in New York, rats Phil and Mike traverse the city following a wild, drunken night, searching for a missing car and encountering multiple species and terrors along the way.
Written and directed by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano.
Episode #22 (season 3, episode 2): “Episode Twenty-Two: Dogs.”
Debut date: FRIDAY, AUG. 10 (11:30 p.m.-midnight)
Struggling to adapt in a post-owner world, dog Phil fights to maintain his independence and his longtime addiction to human dependence.
Written and directed by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano.
Episode #23 (season 3, episode 3): “Episode Twenty-Three: Pigeons.”
Debut date: FRIDAY, AUG. 17 (11:30 p.m.-midnight)
This episode recounts the heroic saga of Wallet, a diminutive, but fiercely heroic bird who leaves his home after tragedy strikes and makes his way to Pigeon Heights. There, he becomes the right-hand man to recently crowned Pigeon King Phil, and is tasked with saving the day when terrorists take over a bar mitzvah.
Written and directed by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano.
Episode #24 (season 3, episode 4): “Episode Twenty-Four: Horses.”
Debut date: FRIDAY, AUG. 24 (11:30 p.m.-midnight)
In the new classist society that’s been established among the equine community, a rich horse’s daughter finds herself in a love triangle with a suitor approved by her father and a carriage horse from the wrong side of the tracks.
Written and directed by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano.
Episode #25 (season 3, episode 5): “Episode Twenty-Five: Stuff.”
Debut date: FRIDAY, AUG. 31 (11:30 p.m.-midnight)
After a freak accident brings an assorted pile of random objects to life, the sentient items experience all of life’s ups and downs on the path towards self-realization – and the meaning behind it all.
Written and directed by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano.
Animals will air at 11:30pm ET/PT on August 3.