‘Cyanide & Happiness’ Creators Target Cryptid Mythology in New Animated Comedy ‘America’s Next Cryptid’

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The unhinged minds behind Cyanide & Happiness are bringing their signature brand of surreal, dark comedy to a new arena. Explosm Studios has partnered with Animation+ to launch “America’s Next Cryptid,” an original animated series set to premiere exclusively on Tubi on October 14.

Created by Rob DenBleyker, Connor Murphy, Kris Wilson, and Adam Nusrallah, the show takes the internet’s obsession with urban legends, conspiracy theories, and mythical beasts and runs it through Explosm’s unapologetically weird comedic blender.

Cryptid Folklore Meets Explosm’s Unhinged Comedy

For decades, cryptids like Bigfoot, the Mothman, and the Chupacabra have occupied a bizarre space between local folklore, late-night forum threads, and reality TV hunting shows. America’s Next Cryptid parodies that exact obsession, turning the search for undiscovered monsters into a chaotic comedy playground.

A Creator-First Home on Animation+ via Tubi

The partnership between Explosm Studios and Animation+ represents an increasingly popular path for creator-owned animation. Rather than navigating traditional network note-giving, Explosm found a distribution partner built specifically to protect the raw, unfiltered voice that built their massive fanbase in the first place.

By premiering on Tubi through Animation+, the show pairs the reach of a major ad-supported free streaming platform with the creative freedom usually reserved for independent internet releases.

For fans of late-night adult animation, America’s Next Cryptid promises to deliver the exact kind of unfiltered, creator-driven humor that built Explosm’s empire—this time with a full gallery of mythical monsters caught in the crossfire.