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Adult Swim‘s animated comedy “Smiling Friends” is ending after its third season. Creators and stars Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel revealed the news in a video posted to Adult Swim’s X account.
“I’m gonna cut right to the chase,” Hadel said at the top of the message. “This is not a bit, this is not a joke. Michael and I are here to announce that ‘Smiling Friends’ will be ending after Season 3 is done.”
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“To be perfectly honest, after we finished Season 3, Zach and I just both had the same feeling where we felt pretty burnt out after putting years and years into this, but also pretty accomplished,” Cusack added. “We just came to this feeling where we were like, ‘I think that could just be it,’ after Season 3.”
The animation world saw a stunner on Thursday night when Smiling Friends creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel announced the show would be ending after three seasons.
Arguably the most popular animated show for adults to hit televisions since Rick and Morty, Smiling Friends has grown to be a cultural behemoth and one of the flagship animated programs of the decade.
Q&A: Smiling Friends' Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel on new season
In a thoughtful audio message to fans via Adult Swim, Cusack and Hadel explained that a sense of burnout and a feeling of finality both played a role in the show ending earlier than expected.
The creators of a popular Adult Swim animated series addressed the show’s future as it approaches a major turning point. In a recent announcement, they confirmed they will conclude the series with its third season. They also hinted that they may continue working in this universe in some form.
Creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel announced that the series has “come to an end with the third season,” confirming that there will be no additional seasons. Adult Swim also confirmed that the animated comedy is ending after Season 3.
Cusack and Hadel said they felt “burnt out and creatively accomplished after completing the third season.” They added that they “do not believe they could continue the series without compromising its quality,” and chose to end it while it is still operating at a high standard. Cusack previously stated, “We pretty much can guarantee it’s not going to go on as much as these other shows,” while Hadel added, “Even if we had a thousand ideas at the end of season five, we’re not going to go on long.”
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