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Premise

''Farzar'' is an outrageous sci-fi comedy that follows Prince Fichael and his crew as they venture out of their domed human city to fight the evil aliens that want to kill and/or eat them. As they begin their journey, Fichael quickly discovers that all is not what it seems and he may be living a lie.

Characters

Main

*Renzo (voiced by

) – The corrupt and villainous czar of Farzar and the father of Prince Fichael. He uses brainwashing propaganda to control the citizens of Farzar into voting for him and murders anyone who votes against him. *Prince Fichael (voiced by

) – A well-meaning but not-too-bright royal space warrior determined to protect the planet of Farzar from evil aliens with the help of his special crew, S.H.A.T.. *Queen Flammy (voiced by

) – The mother of Prince Fichael, who spoils him rotten. *Barry Barris (voiced by David Kaye) – An unhinged scientist. *Val and Mal (voiced by

) – Two conjoined twin girls with contrasting personalities. Val is a sweet and dedicated preschool teacher who genuinely cares about her students' well-being. Mal is a grizzled soldier who has seen and immensely enjoys the Hell of war. *Scootie (voiced by

) – A former human-turned robot. *Billy (voiced by Dana Snyder) – An idiotic animalistic mutant, made out of several different animal parts. Although he generally acts like a manchild, Billy can occasionally prove to be wise beyond his years and provide sage advice to his teammates. *Zobo (voiced by

) – A chaotic pink bunny-like space alien with electric powers known as a chaos-celot. He speaks with a Spanish accent. *Bazarack (voiced by Dana Snyder) – An evil alien that's trying to take destroy Farzar. *Clitaris (voiced by David Kaye) – Bazarack's henchman and right-hand alien. *Gorpzorp (voiced by David Kaye) – Bazarack's scientist who he treats like a dog. *Flobby (voiced by Waco O'Guin) – An intellectoid, he bears the resemblance of Bobby Possumcods from

and Robbie Hick from

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. *Belzert (voiced by Roger Black) – An intellectoid, he bears the resemblance of BoDean Lynn from

and Delbert Hick from

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*Sal (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) - Val and Mal's lesser-known underdeveloped conjoined twin brother who now serves as Scootie's taint.

Production

Development

On January 29, 2021 it was announced that

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Creators Waco O'Guin and

had made a multi over deal with

to produce various content for the streaming platform and it's new in-house animation studio

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. Production on the series began with the first season consisting of ten episodes and with Black and O’Guin serving as

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and executive producers for the series, the series would premiere on July 15, 2022.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that

, David Kaye,

, and

had been cast in series regular roles.

Episodes

Release

On June 8, 2022, the first trailer for the series was released alongside the announcement that it would premiere on July 15, 2022.

References

External links

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