NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock (peacocktv.com) today announced additional voiceover cast for its upcoming, first-ever adult animated comedy series In the Know, announced in September. The series will feature the voices of Caitlin Reilly (Loot, Hacks), Charlie Bushnell (Diary of a Future President, Percy Jackson and The Olympians), J. Smith-Cameron (Succession, Rectify) and Carl Tart (Grand Crew).
Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head, Silicon Valley, King of the Hill), Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office) and Brandon Gardner will co-create and executive produce. Judge and Woods will both star.
Alongside Judge, Greg Daniels (The Office) and Dustin Davis executive produce for Bandera Entertainment in addition to Alexander Bulkley and Corey Campodonico for Shadowmachine (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, BoJack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie).
The series comes from studio Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive producers Bandera Entertainment and Shadowmachine.
Synopsis: Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.
Cast & Characters:
- Zach Woods will voice Lauren Caspian, host of the In the Know radio program.
- Caitlin Reilly (Loot, Hacks) will voice Fabian, researcher and fact checker.
- Charlie Bushnell will voice Chase, college intern.
- J. Smith-Cameron will voice Barb, co-executive producer of In the Know.
- Carl Tart will voice Carl, sound engineer.
- Mike Judge will voice Sandy, culture critic.
