{"id":21406,"date":"2021-05-20T17:05:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21406"},"modified":"2021-05-20T17:05:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:05:30","slug":"all-star-cast-of-the-stop-motion-animation-series-ultra-city-smiths-announced-for-thursday-july-22-on-amc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/20\/all-star-cast-of-the-stop-motion-animation-series-ultra-city-smiths-announced-for-thursday-july-22-on-amc\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Star Cast of the Stop-Motion Animation Series &#8220;Ultra City Smiths&#8221; Announced for Thursday, July 22 on AMC+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21407\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/city-smiths.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/city-smiths.jpg 661w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/city-smiths-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AMC Networks today announced the second round of voice casting for its new half-hour, stop-motion, animated baby doll series, <strong><em>Ultra City Smiths<\/em><\/strong>, created by Steve Conrad (<em>Patriot, Perpetual Grace<\/em>), who serves as showrunner, and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (<em>Robot Chicken, Crossing Swords<\/em>). The first two episodes of the series will premiere on AMC+ on Thursday, July 22 with subsequent episodes dropping weekly, every Thursday. The six-episode first season will air on AMC this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the cast are Kristen Bell (<em>Queenpins, The Woman in the House<\/em>) as Donella Pecker, Dax Shepard (<em>Parenthood, The Ranch<\/em>) as Congressman Chris Pecker, Alia Shawkat (<em>Seach Party, Duck Butter<\/em>) as Little Grace, Tim Meadows (<em>Schooled, No Activity<\/em>) as Deputy Mayor Jeff Thumb, Terry O&#8217;Quinn (<em>Lost, Patriot<\/em>) as Captain Krieger, Debra Winger (<em>Terms of Endearment, Shadowlands<\/em>) as Trish McSapphire, Luis Guzm\u00e1n (<em>Shameless, Traffic<\/em>) as Rodrigo Smalls, Julian Barratt (<em>Truth Keepers, Killing Eve<\/em>) as The Most Dangerous Man in the World, Sunita Mani (<em>Evil Eye, Save Yourselves!<\/em>) as Detective Jaya Mukherjee, and Tom Waits (<em>The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Dead Don&#8217;t Die<\/em>) as The Narrator.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3495038753\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Said Conrad: &#8220;I&#8217;m grateful that this group of actors, who could work with whomever they choose on whatever they choose, chose to work with us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These all-star cast members join the previously announced Jimmi Simpson (<em>Westworld, Black Mirror<\/em>), Da&#8217;Vine Joy Randolph (<em>Dolemite Is My Name, The United States vs Billie Holiday<\/em>), John C. Reilly (<em>Moonbase 8, Ralph Breaks the Internet<\/em>), Bebe Neuwirth (<em>Chicago, Cheers<\/em>), Jason Mantzoukas (<em>Big Mouth, Infinite<\/em>), Damon Herriman (<em>Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Underground Railroad<\/em>), Melissa Villase\u00f1or (<em>Saturday Night Live, Toy Story 4<\/em>), Kurtwood Smith (<em>That 70&#8217;s Show, Robocop<\/em>), Tim Heidecker (<em>Moonbase 8, Tim &amp; Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!<\/em>), Chris Conrad (<em>Patriot, Perpetual Grace, LTD<\/em>) and Hana Mae Lee (<em>Patriot, The Babysitter: Killer Queen<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>From AMC Studios and created by Conrad, the Ultra City Smiths story unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters. The series hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City&#8217;s most famous magnate (Smith). Two intrepid detectives (Simpson and Randolph) follow the case, rallying to fight against their city&#8217;s dangerous corruption, at a high cost to themselves and their families, all in pursuit of a gentler place to call home.<\/p>\n<p>Stoopid Buddy Stoodios&#8217; Seth Green, John Harvatine IV, Matthew Senreich, Eric Towner, and Chris Waters serve as executive producers along with Jennifer Scher. Jeff Dieter and Thomas J. 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