Woody Harrelson,Pete Davidson,Tiffany HaddishandJohn Goodmanare set to join the voice cast of the adult animated seriesThe Freak Brothers, which is currently being shopped to networks.
The Freak Brothersis based onGilbert Shelton’s underground comicThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, which was first published in May 1968 in an underground newspaper called The Rag that operated out of Austin, Texas. The comic was about a trio of stoners and their adventures procuring their precious plant, at once critiquing the establishment and satirizing counterculture.
The eight-episode series was announced last year at Comic-Con – remember Comic-Con? – and production on the pilot is nearly complete. The plan is to sell the series now that there’s top talent involved and premiere it this fall. Frankly, this is the kind of show that Amazon in particular should be jumping at.
The series is said to open in San Francisco during the turbulent summer of love – that would be 1969 for our young readers – as Freewheelin’ Franklin Freek (Harrelson), Fat Freddy Freekowtski (Goodman), Phineas T. Phreakers (Davidson) and their mischievous, foul-mouthed cat, Kitty (Haddish), spend their days dodging everything from the draft and the cops to steady jobs as they keep their eyes on the prize – getting high. After smoking a genetically-mutated strain of weed, the group wakes up 50 years later to a much different society, and the series follows them as they learn how to navigate life in 2020, where weed is legal and political correctness has run amok.
WorkaholicsalumsAdam DevineandBlake Andersonare expected to voice supporting characters, andJohn Di Domenicowill voice the cartoonDonald Trump. Devine and Anderson are also executive producing withMark CantonandCourtney Solomonof WTG Enterprises, as well asManfred Mroczkowskiand Shelton.The Freak Brothersis written and produced bySilicon ValleyalumsDave KrinskyandJohn AlthschulerandHighly Gifted‘sDaniel and Jeremy Lehrer, whileKing of the HillalumsAlan CohenandAlan Freedlandserve as showrunners. Starburns Industries (Rick and Morty) and Pure Imagination Studios (The Simpsons) are handling the animation for the project, which also countsJeffrey S. Udallas a co-executive producer.
Harrelson weighed in on his casting on Instagram, which you’re able to see below. A famed stoner and marijuana activist, he recently signed on to replaceJason StathamoppositeKevin HartinThe Man from Toronto, and you canclick hereto read more about that project.
