Hulu Shows off ‘The Awesomes’ and ‘Mother Up!’ at Upfront

Here is what we know about the two new animated series after the jump…

Just a few weeks ago, Hulu was all up about their new Eva Longoria animated series Mother Up! set to air this Fall on Hulu. Well just the other day at their Upfront event in New York City, Hulu not only showed off a bit about Mother Up!, but Seth Meyers and Michael Shoemaker were also on hand to show off their new animated series The Awesomes. You may remember that we posted up a clip for the series a few months back, but the press release lent a few new details:

The Awesomes

The Awesomes is an animated show for adults that combines the thrills of comic book storytelling with the irreverent and inspired comedy that is the hallmark of show co-creators Seth Meyers (“SNL”) and Michael Shoemaker (“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”). It is the story about the greatest superhero team in history, The Awesomes, and what happens after all the most powerful members leave. The team is led by the possibly under-qualified Professor Doctor Awesome, voiced by Meyers, who is determined to bring these funny-if-flawed superheroes to glory. Meyers and Shoemaker called upon their many friends in the comedy world to voice the characters, including some of “Saturday Night Live’s” most celebrated cast and alumni Kenan Thompson, Bill Hader, and Taran Killam. This first animated Hulu Original Series is executive produced by Meyers, Shoemaker, and Broadway Video. Ten (10) episodes.

CREDITS: A Broadway Video production in association with Hulu. Created by Seth Meyers and Michael Shoemaker, written by Seth Meyers, Michael Shoemaker, Judd Winick and Josh Weinstein, produced by Broadway Video, executive produced by Seth Meyers, Michael Shoemaker

LAUNCH: August 1, 2013

SHOW PAGE: http://www.hulu.com/the-awesomes

 

Mother Up!

Mother Up! is a 13-episode, half-hour animated comedy series chronicling the misguided attempts at parenthood of Rudi Wilson (Eva Longoria), a disgraced former music exec, as she transitions from the towers of Manhattan to the carpool line of suburbia, where she finds herself alone and hopelessly underequipped to manage her two kids and new life. Bringing her street smarts and urban lifestyle to the suburbs, Rudi confronts the endless challenges of parenthood with a series of misguided improvised solutions, putting her life on the line like never before. Eva Longoria (“Desperate Housewives”) and Mass Animation’s Yair Landau (“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”) and Michael Shipley (“Family Guy,” “American Dad”) are executive producers. The series was developed by Rogers Media and co-produced by Breakthrough Entertainment and Bardel Entertainment, in association with Mass Animation. Mother Up! premieres on Hulu and Hulu Plus in Fall 2013. Thirteen (13) episodes.

CREDITS: A Breakthrough Entertainment and Bardel Entertainment co-production, in association with Mass Animation and Hulu. Created by Marnie Nir and Katie Torpey, developed by Michael Shipley and Executive Produced by Eva Longoria, Michael Shipley, Susan Purcell, Yair Landau.

LAUNCH: Fall 2013

Entertainment Weekly actually got the first looks of both animated shows including character bios, pics, and more of which you can check out here.  Keep checking back here as we bring you the news and we will also have on hand reviews for everything so keep it locked for that!