Little Demon (TV series)
Adult animated sitcom television series
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Little Demon is an American adult animated sitcom created by Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla that premiered on FXX on August 25, 2022, and ended on October 20, 2022. The series features the voices of Aubrey Plaza, Danny DeVito, and Lucy DeVito.[1] This is the first show aimed at an adult audience to be animated by Atomic Cartoons.
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Network | FXX |
| Release | August 25 – October 20, 2022 |
Synopsis
13 years after being impregnated by Satan, Laura and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly overwhelmed by monstrous forces, including Satan, who wants custody of Chrissy's soul.
Cast
Main
- Aubrey Plaza as Laura Feinberg
- Danny DeVito as Satan
- Lucy DeVito as Chrissy Feinberg
Recurring
- Eugene Cordero as Bennigan Aquino
- Lennon Parham as Darlene
- Michael Shannon as Unshaven Man
- Seth Kirschner as Erwin
- Ali Ahn as Arabella
- Charlie McWade as Snake with Arms
Guest stars
- Sam Richardson as Asmodeus ("Possession Obsession")
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Game Show Host ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
- William Jackson Harper as Jimmy ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
- Shangela as Queen Inichoochiama ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
- Patrick Wilson as Everett ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
- Dave Bautista as Baka ("Night of the Leeches")
- June Diane Raphael as Amanda ("Night of the Leeches")
- Mark Ruffalo as Bark Woofalo ("The Antichrist's Monster")
- Anthony Atamanuik as Gus ("Satan's Lot")
- Lamorne Morris as Michael ("Satan's Lot")
- Pamela Adlon as Sea Hag ("Wet Bodies")
- Rhea Perlman as Durlawn ("Wet Bodies")
- Mel Brooks as Millipede ("Village of the Found")
- Toks Olagundoye as Vanessa ("Village of the Found")
- Richard Kind as himself ("Village of the Found")
- Lea Salonga as Amalia / Dia ("The Antichrist's Monster", "Village of the Found")
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "First Blood" | Ben Bjelajac & Jack Shih | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla | August 25, 2022 | 101 | 0.264[2] |
| 2 | "Possession Obsession" | Samantha Arnett | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla | August 25, 2022 | 102 | 0.199[2] |
| 3 | "Everybody's Dying for the Weekend" | Kelly Turnbull[a] | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla | September 1, 2022 | 103 | 0.256[3] |
| 4 | "Popularity: Origin of Evil" | Ben Bjelajac | Miles Woods | September 8, 2022 | 104 | 0.119[4] |
| 5 | "Night of the Leeches" | Samantha Arnett | Samantha Riley | September 15, 2022 | 105 | 0.166[5] |
| 6 | "The Antichrist's Monster" | Kelly Turnbull | Lillian Yu | September 22, 2022 | 106 | 0.117[6] |
| 7 | "Satan's Lot" | Ben Bjelajac | Brian Prodi Flynn | September 29, 2022 | 107 | 0.264[7] |
| 8 | "Domestic Disturbance VIII" | Samantha Arnett | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla | October 6, 2022 | 108 | 0.183[8] |
| 9 | "Wet Bodies" | Kelly Turnbull | Karey Dornetto | October 13, 2022 | 109 | 0.187[9] |
| 10 | "Village of the Found" | Jeanette Moreno King & Ben Bjelajac | Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner, Kieran Valla & Keyshawn C. Garraway | October 20, 2022 | 110 | 0.183[10] |
Release
The series premiered on August 25, 2022, on FXX in the United States and Canada.[11]
The series premiered in Asia, Australasia and Europe on September 21, 2022, on Disney+ (via Star) and in Latin America on February 8, 2023, on Star+.[12] In the UK & Ireland, it was released on January 18, 2023.[13] The series was removed from Hulu on May 26, 2023, and neither a renewal for a second season nor the show's cancellation have been confirmed.[14]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 81% approval rating based on 16 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Little Demon heaps on the gore but maintains a disarming sweetness, making for an agreeably zany satanic sit-down."[15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16]