Here's a look back at the wide range of animation styles in play during the second season, followed by a look back at some thoughts that Cusack and Hadel had to share during last month's 2024 Annecy ...

Fans of Adult Swim’s absurdist animated series Smiling Friends have a lot more reasons to smile. The show from co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel has landed a two-season pickup, The Hollywood ...

Here's a look back at the wide range of animation styles in play during the second season, followed by a look back at some thoughts that Cusack and Hadel had to share during last month's 2024 Annecy ...

The co-creator of the show, Zack Hadel, revealed something unique ahead of the season 3 premiere. He shared that he would be ...

One of Adult Swim's best shows is finally returning to television with Smiling Friends Season 2. Since first airing in 2022, Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel's adult animated series has become Adult Swim ...

“There’s one important thing to know about ‘Smiling Friends,’” the show’s co-creator Zach Hadel said during a recent Zoom interview with IndieWire. “It’s not smart.” It was a reoccurring sentiment.

Arguably the most memorable things about characters from your favorite animated films and television shows are the iconic and highly distinctive voices behind them. Adult Swim’s popular animated ...

Smiling Friends co-creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack spoke with PEOPLE about the show's third season, the lore behind a few fan-favorite characters and their hopes for an eventual film The Adult ...

Smiling Friends concluded its third season on Adult Swim on November 30, 2025, and fans are already wondering about the future of the show. With a mixture of absurdity, humor, and references to ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

This year, Adult Swim‘s tradition of April Fool’s Day pranks that are actually funny (what a concept!) was themed around Smiling Friends. Created by Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, the weird and ...

Smiling Friends co-creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack spoke with PEOPLE about the show's third season, the lore behind a few fan-favorite characters and their hopes for an eventual film The Adult ...