Netflix Orders Adult Animated Comedy Living The Dream with Ambika Mod and George Gendi

Netflix is expanding its adult animated comedy roster with a new series titled Living The Dream, a workplace sitcom created by BAFTA-nominated George Gendi (creator of Cartoon Network’s Apple & Onion and The Amazing World of Gumball). The series has secured a talented voice cast, including rising star Ambika Mod (One Day, This Is Going to Hurt).

The eight-episode, 25-minute series is a co-production between Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe and Ireland’s Boulder Media. Gendi will serve as executive producer, writer, and a key voice actor.

Plot and Cast Details

Living The Dream follows best friends Des and Ray, two “really cool guys from London” who are convinced they should have achieved massive success by now. Instead, they find themselves stuck working in the social media department of “Ecofood,” a well-intentioned, save-the-planet type of company. The meager pay and the daily struggles of a modern, eco-conscious corporate job form the backdrop for the comedy.

Ambika Mod and George Gendi lead the voice cast, which also includes a roster of British comedy talent: Javone Prince (PhoneShop), Julia Davis (Gavin and Stacey), Ali Shahalom (Muzlamic), Tom Stourton (Stath Lets Flats), Ellie White, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Stavros Halkias.

The announcement, made by Netflix Director of Animation Series Julio Bonet at the Manchester Animation Festival, signals the streamer’s continued investment in global, creator-driven adult animation. A premiere date for Living The Dream has not yet been announced.