:Psi Cops
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
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| genre = Adult animation
Dark comedy
Supernatural
| creator = {{ubl|Bart Batchelor|Chris Nielsen}}
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| voices = {{ubl|Bart Batchelor|Chris Nielsen|Tina Grant}}
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| theme_music_composer = Virginia Kilbertus
| opentheme = "Psi Cops Theme"
| endtheme = "Psi Cops Theme" {{Small|(instrumental)}}
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| country = Canada
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 24
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| producer = {{ubl|Krista Kelloway|Sophie Caird}}
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| runtime = 11 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Corus Entertainment
- Oddfellows Labs
- Skybound Galactic
- Wind Sun Sky Entertainment
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| channel = {{Plainlist|
- Adult Swim {{Small|(Canada)}}
- Adult Swim {{Small|(U.S.)}}
- Télétoon la nuit {{Small|(Quebec)}}
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|6|5}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2023|8|28}}
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Psi Cops (French: Psi Cops: Escouade Paranormale) is a Canadian adult animated television series that premiered on Adult Swim in Canada on June 5, 2023. The series was created by and stars Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen, who previously starred in Night Sweats and co-created the web series World Doctors and Daddy and the Big Boy for Mondo Media. It is produced by Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, Skybound Galactic and Oddfellows Labs in association with Corus Entertainment, with animation services provided by Smiley Guy Studios. Sony Pictures Television serves as the distributor of the series. It is the first original series made for Adult Swim in Canada, as all previous originals were made for either Teletoon at Night or Télétoon la nuit.
The series follows Kydd (Nielsen) and Felixx (Batchelor), the top detectives at the paranormal investigation agency Psi Cops, who solve supernatural mysteries despite their overall incompetence.
The series was later acquired by Adult Swim in the United States which premiered on July 8, 2024.{{Cite web|date=2024-06-06|title=ADULT SWIM SETS U.S. PREMIERE DATE FOR SUPERNATIONAL [sic] ANIMATED COMEDY "PSI COPS"|url=https://press.wbd.com/ca/media-release/adult-swim-sets-us-premiere-date-supernational-animated-comedy-psi-cops?language_content_entity=en|access-date=2024-09-22|website=Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom|language=en}}
Cast
= Main =
- Chris Nielsen as Kydd, Felix's best friend and one of the two field agents for Psi Cops.
- Bart Batchelor as Felixx, Kydd's best friend and one of the two field agents for Psi Cops.{{Cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Phylecia|title='Psi Cops' Premiere Review {{!}} InBetweenDrafts|date=June 11, 2023|url=https://inbetweendrafts.com/psi-cops-premiere-review-a-delightfully-silly-satire-of-the-x-files/|access-date=September 25, 2024}}
- Tina Grant as Chief Beef, the founder and chief of Psi Cops.
= Supporting =
- Tiana Jung as Bitsie
- Dejan Loyola as Eric
- Brian Drummond as Stone Faceman
- Julie Lemieux as Shirls
= Guest =
- Jeff Shorkey as Dad
- Ronald Dario as Old Man
- Ryan Bell as Jakes
- Rryla McIntosh as Anna
- Dan Code as Lippy Boy
- Tabitha St. Germain as Sniper Spy
- Kathleen Barr as Head Official
- Liza Huget as Haggard Sailor Lady
- Christina Sicoli as Farmer
- Doron Bell as Bartender
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Alien Autopsy
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|5}}
| AltDate = July 8, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Bloody Mary
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor, Chris Nielsen & Christine Bortolin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|5}}
| AltDate = July 15, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Breeder
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|12}}
| AltDate = July 15, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Small Townies
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|12}}
| AltDate = July 22, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Faith Healer
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|19}}
| AltDate = July 22, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Mutant Snake
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|19}}
| AltDate = July 29, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Shape Shifter
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|26}}
| AltDate = July 29, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Chupacabra
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|26}}
| AltDate = August 5, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = The Facility
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|3}}
| AltDate = July 8, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Kyddnapped
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|3}}
| AltDate = August 5, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Crop Circles
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|10}}
| AltDate = August 12, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Invisible Man
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor, Chris Nielsen & Nima Gholamipour
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|10}}
| AltDate = August 12, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Paperwork
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|17}}
| AltDate = August 19, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = Old Witchy Hag
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|17}}
| AltDate = August 19, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = Monster Under the Bed
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|24}}
| AltDate = August 26, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = The Shadows of Death
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|24}}
| AltDate = August 26, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Illuminaughty
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|7}}
| AltDate = September 2, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Stake Out
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|7}}
| AltDate = September 2, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = The Djinn
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|14}}
| AltDate = September 9, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = Poppet
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|14}}
| AltDate = September 9, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = Murder House
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|21}}
| AltDate = September 16, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = Undead Soldier
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|21}}
| AltDate = September 16, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = The Cave - Part 1
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|28}}
| AltDate = September 23, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title = The Cave - Part 2
| WrittenBy = Bart Batchelor & Chris Nielsen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|28}}
| AltDate = September 23, 2024
| LineColor = 800000
}}
}}
Production
The series was first pitched after David Alpert, the CEO of Skybound Entertainment, discovered World Doctors and asked creators Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen for a "genre" version of the series. The duo pitched several ideas before hitting on the idea of "The X-Files Mulder and Scully, but replaced with two morons." Batchelor stated that it took six years from those initial pitches for the series to be officially greenlit by Corus Entertainment.{{Cite web|title='X-Files' for Dummies: The Incompetent Competence of 'Psi Cops'|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/x-files-dummies-incompetent-competence-psi-cops|access-date=2024-09-22|website=Animation World Network|language=en}}
Scripts for the series were unusually long, with Batchelor stating that he and Nielsen could write as much as 45 pages for a single 11-minute episode, before trimming it down to around 26 or 27 pages. The series is animated by Smiley Guy Studios in Toronto, using a mix of Daz 3D, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Animate to fully animate 3D models on a 2D plane that can be turned into full 3D for action scenes.{{Cite web|date=2024-07-19|title='Psi Cops' Masters: Meet Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen, the Duo Behind Adult Swim's New Comedy|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/07/psi-cops-masters-meet-bart-batchelor-and-chris-nielsen-the-duo-behind-adult-swims-new-comedy/|access-date=2024-09-22|website=Animation Magazine}}
Broadcast
Psi Cops premiered on Adult Swim in Canada on June 4, 2023, with two back-to-back episodes at 12:30 a.m. ET, and it was available on the Global app and the StackTV package on Amazon Prime Video.{{Cite web|title=DETECTIVE DUO TRY TO KEEP EVIL FORCES AWAY IN NEW CANADIAN ORIGINAL SERIES, PSI COPS, DEBUTING JUNE 4 ON ADULT SWIM AND STACKTV|url=https://www.corusent.com/news/detective-duo-try-to-keep-evil-forces-away-in-new-canadian-original-series-psi-cops-debuting-june-4-on-adult-swim-and-stacktv/|access-date=2024-09-22|website=Corus Entertainment|language=en}} It also premiered on the Télétoon la nuit block on Télétoon under the title Psi Cops: Escouade Paranormale.
The series was first released in the United States on YouTube as part of the Throwback Toons channel (where it is no longer available) and later premiered on Cartoon Network's nighttime block Adult Swim on July 8, 2024. It was also released on the Sony Liv streaming service in India.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|15690980}}
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Category:2023 Canadian television series debuts
Category:2023 Canadian television series endings
Category:2020s Canadian adult animated television series
Category:2020s Canadian animated comedy television series
Category:Teletoon original programming
Category:Canadian adult animated comedy television series
Category:Canadian English-language television shows