''You're Not a Monster'' is an adult animated series created by Frank Lesser, and voiced by

Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained notoriety and acclaim for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom '' Cheers'' (1984-1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993-2004), ...

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and

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. The series premiered on October 10, 2019 on

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's streaming service (now renamed

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). The series is currently unavailable on

and

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as of December 2022.

Premise

In the series, ''You're Not a Monster'', "

will take a seat in the therapist chair for the first time since his ''

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'' days as former

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-turned-

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who mentors his great-great grandson Max," played by

, "a therapist who has inherited his practice."

Cast

John Seward John "Jack" Seward, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula''. In the novel Seward is the administrator of an insane asylum not far from Count Dracula's first English home, Carfax. Throughout the novel, ...

, Max's great-great grandfather who was turned into a vampire by

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. He gives helpful advice for Max. *

as Max Seward, the great-great-grandson of John Seward who is a psychiatrist for monsters. He is nursing a broken heart over his ex-girlfriend, Elsa. *

as Nia Emissiona, Max's secretary who has the ability to transform into a demon. *

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, a patient of Max's who just wants to be seen (emotionally). *

as Elsa Brenner, Max's ex-girlfriend. *

Adam Pally Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'' and as Dr. Peter Prentice in ''The Mindy Project''. He also starred ...

as Zombie *

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Joel Kim Booster Joel Alexander Kim Booster (born Kim Joonmin; February 29, 1988) is a South Korean-born American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He co-produced and wrote for '' Big Mouth'' and ''The Other Two'' and as an actor has appeared on '' Shrill'', ...

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Production

On July 9, 2019,

announced its first ever scripted series featuring the voices of

and

. The series is written and created by Frank Lesser, and is executive produced by Kelsey Grammer, Frank Lesser, Brad T. Gottfred, Jordan McMahon, Corey Moss and Tom Russo. Production companies involved with this series are Grammnet Productions, Bold Soul Studios and Ranker.

References

External links

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