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Smiling Friends Gets Canceled?!? Adult Swim Releases Finale Sneak Peek
Charlie and Pim deal with an unhappy customer in this clip from the two-episode series finale of Adult Swim's Smiling Friends, set for Sunday.
Article Summary
- Smiling Friends officially ends after three acclaimed seasons on Adult Swim, with a two-episode series finale.
- Final episodes "Friend-Bot" and "Charlie's Uncle Dies and Doesn't Come Back" air Sunday, April 12th at 11 pm ET.
- Creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel say they've wrapped the show to preserve its quality and spirit.
- Adult Swim has released a sneak peek of Charlie and Pim dealing with an upset customer in the series finale.
When the final credits roll on S03E09: "Friend-Bot (Version 12589218731809213528796879521)" and S03E10: "Charlie's Uncle Dies and Doesn't Come Back" this Sunday, Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel will have closed the book on Smiling Friends after three masterful seasons. Set to hit screens on Sunday, April 12th, at 11 pm ET (and the following day on HBO Max), Adult Swim is sharing an early preview that sees Charlie and Pim dealing with a very unsatisfied customer. His problem? The robot he bought online just can't meet all his needs as quickly as he needs it to. But when Charlie and Pim break the news that there's not much he can do… Smiling Friends gets canceled?!?
Here's a look at the early preview that was released earlier today, followed by what led up to this weekend's two-episode finale:
As for why they're ending the series, Cusack and Hadel shared that they've said all they wanted to say and that now was the time to wrap things up before the series became something less than what they envisioned. While they left the door slightly open to a special or something along those lines in the future, for now, the beloved animated series has wrapped. Here's a look back at what Cusack and Hadel had to share about ending the animated series:
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the third season wrapped, Cusack and Handel were asked how long they could see the animated series running (Adult Swim picked up Smiling Friends for two additional seasons ahead of the Season 3 premiere). "We'll see how we feel after four and five, and then Zach and I will get into the war room and decide what the next plan is. We pretty much can guarantee it's not going to go on as much as these other shows," Cusack shared, Hadel added, "Even if we had a thousand ideas at the end of season five, we're not going to go on long. I will say that much. We're not going to put a number up, but five is getting close to probably where we'll want to wrap it up." That doesn't mean that Adult Swim and those close to them aren't pushing for more seasons.
"Even our agents think we're going to go to season 80 [laughs]," Cusack responded. "Our reps and Adult Swim are like, 'Surely, we'll go on forever.' But Zach and I know what's best for the show. The Beatles are so cool. They ended with 'Abbey Road' on a peak, and it's like this nice little discography you can go back to watch. Leaving the audience wanting more is the best." When the interview mentions that Paul McCartney's follow-up band, Wings, "had some good songs," Cusack added, "Yeah, but that was good because it was like a reset. If Zach and I made another show after 'Smiling Friends,' that would be an excuse to be refreshed again. That's why Wings were good because Paul McCartney was like, 'All right, now I can start again.'"
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