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“The Freak Brothers” Season 1 Arrives on Digital April 17 From Lionsgate

Street Date: 4/17/23
Digital SRP: $9.99

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
From the world of underground comix and based on Gilbert Shelton’s most popular creation, the adult animated series “The Freak Brothers” Season 1 arrives on Digital April 17 from Lionsgate. Animated by Starburns Industries (TV’s “Rick and Morty”) and Pure Imagination Studios (TV’s “The Simpsons”), “The Freak Brothers” Season 1 is written and produced by “Silicon Valley” alums Dave Krinsky and John Altschuler, and “Highly Gifted”’s Daniel and Jeremy Lehrer. “The Freak Brothers” Season 1 will be available for the suggested retail price of $9.99 for Digital.
 
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Based on Gilbert Shelton’s acclaimed comics "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers" and animated by award-winning Starburns Industries (Rick and Morty), the series is set in modern-day San Francisco. It features four cannabis-loving, time-traveling "Freaks" from the late 1960s – Freewheelin’ Franklin Freek (Woody Harrelson), Phineas T. Phreakears (Pete Davidson), Fat Freddy Freekowtski (John Goodman), and Fat Freddy’s cat aka Kitty (Tiffany Haddish).
 
CAST
Academy Award® nominee
Woody Harrelson - TV’s “True Detective,” The People vs. Larry Flynt, Triangle of Sadness, Zombieland
Primetime Emmy® Award winner
John Goodman - TV’s “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Roseanne,” Argo, 10 Cloverfield Lane
Primetime Emmy® Award winner
Tiffany Haddish - Like a Boss, Girls Trip, TV’s “Tuca & Bertie” “The Afterparty”
Pete Davidson - TV’s “Saturday Night Live,” The King of Staten Island, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Dirt   

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2021
Title Copyright: © 2021 FFFB One, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Type: New Release
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Closed-Captioned: Yes
Subtitles: None
Feature Run Time: 200 minutes
Digital Format: HD 16x9 1.78
Digital Audio: 2.0 stereo