Dogs in Space (TV series)

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| caption = Season 1 promotional poster; from left to right: Nomi, Garbage and Ed

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| based_on =

| creator = Jeremiah Cortez

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James Hamilton
Adam Henry
Jeremiah Cortez

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| theme_music_composer = Ray Giron {{small|(theme music by Ray Giron; produced by Matt Mahaffey)}}

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Matt Mahaffey
Ray Giron {{small|(associate)}}

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| country = Canada
United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 20

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Jeremiah Cortez
Adam Henry
Matthew Berkowitz
Kristin Cummings
Jennifer Twiner McCarron

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| producer =

| editor = Ed Schimara

| runtime = 20–26 minutes

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GrizzlyJerr Productions
Netflix Animation

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| network = Netflix

| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|11|18}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2022|09|15}}

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Dogs in Space{{cite press release|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-three-new-animated-comedy-series-for-kids-from-renowned|title=Netflix Announces Three New Animated Comedy Series for Kids from Renowned and First-Time Creators|work=Netflix Media Center|access-date=June 22, 2021}} is an animated action-adventure television series created by Jeremiah Cortez and developed by Cortez, James Hamilton and Adam Henry for Netflix. Produced by GrizzlyJerr Productions and Netflix Animation, with Animation Services by Atomic Cartoons, the first season premiered on November 18, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/first-look-dogs-in-space-blasts-off-on-netflix-nov-18/|title=First Look: 'Dogs in Space' Blasts Off on Netflix Nov. 18|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|website=Animation Magazine|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 19, 2021}} The second and final season premiered on September 15, 2022. The show reunited Sarah Chalke and Chris Parnell in roles similar to their characters in Rick and Morty.

Synopsis

In the not-so-distant future, genetically enhanced dogs are sent across the universe in search of a new home for the human race. It's a giant cosmic game of fetch, as the canines seek a planet that will save humanity and more importantly let them return to their beloved owners.

Voice cast

=Crew of ''Pluto''=

Haley Joel Osment as Garbage, a cocky and impulsive corgi who serves as the main captain of the Pluto in Season 1 who is determined to find a new home for humanity. He briefly serves as a crew member of the team in Season 2 after being demoted in the end of the first season. And eventually becoming co-captain with Stella at the end of the Season 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/22734918/dogs-in-space-trailer-netflix-release-date|title=Netflix's Dogs in Space dares to ask: What would dogs do in space?|last=Radulovic|first=Petrana|website=Polygon|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 19, 2021}}
Oliver
Gracen Newton as Puppy Garbage
Sarah Chalke as Stella, a sensible Sheltie who serves as tactical officer of the Pluto until the end of Season 1, where she is later promoted to become captain of the Pluto at the end and later on in the rest of the Season.
Kimiko Glenn as Nomi, a shih tzu who serves as the brash, excitable pilot of the Pluto.
Sophie, a member of the Jupiter
Sophie Jean Wu as Puppy Nomi
Chris Parnell as Ed, a Jack Russell terrier kleptomaniac who serves as an "ambassador" of the Pluto.
Dawson Griffen as Puppy Ed
David Lopez as Chonies, a chihuahua who is the Pluto's med/tech officer and a yes-man.
Dylan Alvarado as Puppy Chonies
William Jackson Harper as Loaf, a nervous bulldog surveillance officer who helps the crew from the M-Bark.
Debra Wilson as Kira, a laika who was sent to space by P.R.A.T.S in order to find humanity a new home to settle in and was stranded on an unknown planet until Garbage and his crew found her and rescued her. After being stranded and abandoned there for a very long period of time has led her to have insane problematic issues trusting humans, which led to her to betray the crew and taking over the M-Bark in order to get away from humanity, until Garbage convinced her that she wasn’t abandoned by her owner and neither is P.R.A.T.S which eventually led her to feel regretfully remorseful of her actions which has resulted her in regaining her trust with humans as well as reconcile and make amends and with the crew of the Pluto and M-Bark. She currently lives on Earth with her owner and having conversations with Garbage's owner.
Duchess, a St. Bernard who is a member of the Council
Nova Reed as Puppy Kira
Stephanie Beatriz as Pepper, a black Labrador Retriever who serves as the new member of the Pluto as their new tactical officer in Season 2, and was a former member of Neptune.

=Recurring=

JP Karliak as Happy, a poodle serving as the captain of Venus and a member of the Council who antagonizes Garbage, and eventually make amends with him later on in Season 2.
Bucky
Luke, a security guard on the M-Bark
Bernie, a member of the Earth.
Barclay, owner of a tea shop on the M-Bark. After Garbage was demoted, he worked in Barclay's shop.
Magnificent Chipolata
Michael Dorn as Pistachio Soup, a Sharpei who is the head of the Council.
John DiMaggio as Jerry, a Chow Chow security guard on the M-Bark.
Gen. Huntrods, a human general of P.R.A.T.S on earth who's part of the program that sends dogs to space to find humanity a new home
Stardust, a Scottish Terrier, who was the former captain of the Pluto
Beetle
Fran, a reporter of P.R.A.T.S News.
Gary, an alien Shrubdub.
Vyvy Nguyen as Dr. Chelsea, Garbage's human who is a scientist back on Earth.
Deedee Magno Hall as Penelope, a Tibetan Spaniel who is the M-Bark's dog trainer and once a prize-winning show dog.
Elder Shrubdub, the caretaker of the planting
Rena Strober as Dr. Olga, the human head scientist of the program and Kira's owner.
Luna, a Bedlington Terrier who is a member of the Council
Maple, a Shiba Inu who is a member of the Council
Wil Wheaton as Atlas, a Boston Terrier who is the med/tech officer of Venus.

=Guest stars=

Bobby Moynihan as Gooey ("Who's a Good Boy?")
Andrew Kishino as Cy-bark ("Watch Me" and "Mistaken Id-ED-ity")
Robin Atkin Downes as Captain Surgill ("Who Wants a Treaty?")
Kate Mulgrew as Mavis ("Mistaken Id-ED-ity")
Becky Poole as Captain Tontun ("Let There Be Loaf")
Yvette Nicole Brown as Captain Clawdia ("Barking Up the Wrong Tree")

Episodes

=Series overview=

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=Season 1 (2021)=

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|Title = Fetch

|DirectedBy = Monica Davila

|WrittenBy = James Hamilton

|Aux2 = Sam Szymanski and Johnny Vu

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{{Start date|2021|11|18}} (Netflix)

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|Title = Here, Girl!

|DirectedBy = Monica Davila

|WrittenBy = Megan Gonzalez

|Aux2 = Sam Szymanski and Johnny Vu

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|EpisodeNumber = 3

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Spin

|DirectedBy = James Suhr

|WrittenBy = Jack Bernhardt

|Aux2 = Megan Ruiz and Sarah Visel

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|Title = Who's a Good Boy?

|DirectedBy = Ed Chee & Carl Upsdell

|WrittenBy = Jillian Goldfluss

|Aux2 = Chelsea Ker and Becky Wedel

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|Title = Settle Down

|DirectedBy = James Suhr

|WrittenBy = Amalia Levari

|Aux2 = Megan Ruiz and Sarah Visel

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|Title = Speak

|DirectedBy = Ed Chee & Carl Upsdell

|WrittenBy = James Huntrods

|Aux2 = Roxy Beiklik and Chelsea Ker

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|Title = Stay

|DirectedBy = Monica Davila

|WrittenBy = Jillian Goldfluss

|Aux2 = Sam Szymanski and Johnny Vu

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|Title = Watch Me

|DirectedBy = James Suhr

|WrittenBy = Megan Gonzalez

|Aux2 = Megan Ruiz and Sarah Visel

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|Title = Leave It

|DirectedBy = Ed Chee & Carl Upsdell

|WrittenBy = Amalia Levari

|Aux2 = Roxy Beiklik and Chelsea Ker

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|EpisodeNumber = 10

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|Title = Drop It

|DirectedBy = Monica Davila

|WrittenBy = James Hamilton

|Aux2 = Paulene Phouybanhdyt, Sam Szymanski and Johnny Vu

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=Season 2 (2022)=

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|Title = Galactic Tactics

|DirectedBy = James Suhr

|WrittenBy = Megan Gonzalez

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|Title = Who's a Tea Boy?

|DirectedBy = Ed Chee & Carl Upsdell

||WrittenBy = Jillian Goldfuss

|Aux2 = Roxy Beiklik and Chelsea Ker

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|EpisodeNumber = 13

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Who Wants a Treaty?

|DirectedBy = Monica Davila

|WrittenBy = Amalia Levari

|Aux2 = Paulene Phouybanhdyt and Johnny Vu

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|EpisodeNumber = 14

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Paws & Rewind

|DirectedBy = James Suhr

|WrittenBy = Natasha Hodgson & Zoe Roberts

|Aux2 = Thomas Kanter and Megan Ruiz

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|EpisodeNumber = 15

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Mistaken Id-ED-ity

|DirectedBy = Ed Chee & Carl Upsdell

|WrittenBy = Megan Gonzalez

|Aux2 = Roxy Beiklik and Sam To

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|EpisodeNumber = 16

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Let There Be Loaf

|DirectedBy = Monica Davila

|WrittenBy = Jillian Goldfuss

|Aux2 = Paulene Phouybanhdyt and Johnny Vu

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|EpisodeNumber = 17

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Freeze Out

|DirectedBy = James Suhr

|WrittenBy = Amalia Levari

|Aux2 = Thomas Kanter and Megan Ruiz

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|EpisodeNumber = 18

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Garbage's Horrorscope

|DirectedBy = Ed Chee & Carl Upsdell

|WrittenBy = Brittany Jo Flores

|Aux2 = Roxy Beiklik and Chelsea Ker

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|09|15}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 19

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = No Good Seed Goes Unpunished

|DirectedBy = Monica Davila

|WrittenBy = James Huntrods

|Aux2 = Paulene Phouybanhdyt and Johnny Vu

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|EpisodeNumber = 20

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Barking Up the Wrong Tree

|DirectedBy = James Suhr

|WrittenBy = James Hamilton

|Aux2 = Thomas Kanter and Megan Ruiz

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Production

The series was first announced in June 2021. The Amazing World of Gumball alumni James Hamilton served as co-developer and head writer of the series.{{Cite web |title=James Hamilton {{!}} Writer, Animation Department, Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8458604/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

In November 2021, it was confirmed that the show would receive a second season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/dogs-in-space-will-return-for-season-2-at-netflix/ |title='Dogs in Space' Will Return for Season 2 at Netflix |date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}

On August 8, 2024, it was announced that the series was cancelled after two seasons.{{Cite web |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/dogs-in-space-canceled-at-netflix-after-2-seasons-wont-return-for-season-3/ |title='Dogs in Space' Canceled at Netflix After 2 Seasons; Won't Return for Season 3 |date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}

Release

The first season of Dogs in Space was released on November 18, 2021, on Netflix. A trailer was released on October 19.{{Citation|title=Dogs in Space Trailer 🐾🚀 Netflix Futures |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzOLg2KuyHw|website=YouTube|language=en|date=October 19, 2021}} The second season was released on September 15, 2022.{{cite web |title=Dogs in Space Season 2 - Trakt |url=https://trakt.tv/shows/dogs-in-space/seasons/2# |website=Trakt |access-date=24 August 2024}}