Little Demon (TV series)

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Darcy Fowler
Seth Kirschner
Kieran Valla

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Darcy Fowler
Seth Kirschner
Kieran Valla
Dan Harmon
Aubrey Plaza
Jake DeVito
Lucy DeVito
Danny DeVito
Karey Dornetto
Corey Campodonico
Alex Bulkley

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Steve Levy
Monica Mitchell

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Mike Api
Charles Jones

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Little Demon is an adult animated sitcom created by Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla that premiered on FXX on August 25, 2022, and ended on October 20, 2022. The series features the voices of Aubrey Plaza, Danny DeVito, and Lucy DeVito.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/aubrey-plaza-danny-devito-little-demon-fxx-1234970745/|title=Aubrey Plaza, Danny DeVito to Star in Animated Horror Sitcom 'Little Demon' From FXX|last=Zorrilla|first=Mónica Marie|date=May 11, 2021|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Variety}} This is the first show aimed at an adult audience to be animated by Atomic Cartoons.

Synopsis

13 years after being impregnated by Satan, Laura and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly overwhelmed by monstrous forces, including Satan, who wants custody of Chrissy's soul.

Cast

= Main =

Aubrey Plaza as Laura Feinberg
Danny DeVito as Satan
Lucy DeVito as Chrissy Feinberg

= Recurring =

Eugene Cordero as Bennigan Aquino
Lennon Parham as Darlene
Michael Shannon as Unshaven Man
Seth Kirschner as Erwin
Ali Ahn as Arabella
Charlie McWade as Snake with Arms

= Guest Stars =

Sam Richardson as Asmodeus ("Possession Obsession")
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Game Show Host ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
William Jackson Harper as Jimmy ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
Shangela as Queen Inichoochiama ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
Patrick Wilson as Everett ("Everybody's Dying for the Weekend")
Dave Bautista as Baka ("Night of the Leeches")
June Diane Raphael as Amanda ("Night of the Leeches")
Mark Ruffalo as Bark Woofalo ("The Antichrist's Monster")
Anthony Atamanuik as Gus ("Satan's Lot")
Lamorne Morris as Michael ("Satan's Lot")
Pamela Adlon as Sea Hag ("Wet Bodies")
Rhea Perlman as Durlawn ("Wet Bodies")
Mel Brooks as Millipede ("Village of the Found")
Toks Olagundoye as Vanessa ("Village of the Found")
Richard Kind as himself ("Village of the Found")
Lea Salonga as Amalia / Dia ("The Antichrist's Monster", "Village of the Found")

Episodes

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|Title = First Blood

|DirectedBy = Ben Bjelajac & Jack Shih

|WrittenBy = Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|08|25}}

|ProdCode = 101

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|Title = Possession Obsession

|WrittenBy = Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla

|DirectedBy = Samantha Arnett

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|08|25}}

|ProdCode = 102

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|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = Everybody's Dying for the Weekend

|WrittenBy = Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla

|DirectedBy = Kelly Turnbull{{efn|Miscredited as "Kelly Turnball"}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|09|01}}

|ProdCode = 103

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|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Popularity: Origin of Evil

|WrittenBy = Miles Woods

|DirectedBy = Ben Bjelajac

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|09|08}}

|ProdCode = 104

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|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Night of the Leeches

|WrittenBy = Samantha Riley

|DirectedBy = Samantha Arnett

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

|ProdCode = 105

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|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = The Antichrist's Monster

|WrittenBy = Lillian Yu

|DirectedBy = Kelly Turnbull

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|09|22}}

|ProdCode = 106

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|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Satan's Lot

|WrittenBy = Brian Prodi Flynn

|DirectedBy = Ben Bjelajac

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|09|29}}

|ProdCode = 107

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|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Domestic Disturbance VIII

|WrittenBy = Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner & Kieran Valla

|DirectedBy = Samantha Arnett

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|06}}

|ProdCode = 108

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|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = Wet Bodies

|WrittenBy = Karey Dornetto

|DirectedBy = Kelly Turnbull

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|13}}

|ProdCode = 109

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|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Village of the Found

|WrittenBy = Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner, Kieran Valla & Keyshawn C. Garraway

|DirectedBy = Jeanette Moreno King & Ben Bjelajac

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|20}}

|ProdCode = 110

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Release

The series premiered on August 25, 2022, on FXX in the United States and Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/fx-summer-premiere-dates-reservation-dogs-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-the-old-man-the-bear-1235023384/|title=FX Summer Premiere Dates: 'Reservation Dogs', 'What We Do In The Shadows', New Series 'The Old Man' & 'The Bear', More|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=July 27, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood}}

The series premiered in Asia, Australasia and Europe on September 21, 2022, on Disney+ (via Star) and in Latin America on February 8, 2023, on Star+.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CldRwHBlJwY | title=STAR ANIMANIA | AUG 15" | 16x9 | website=YouTube | date=August 15, 2022 }} In the UK & Ireland, it was released on January 18, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/fxs-little-demon-coming-soon-to-disney-uk-ireland/ | title=FX's "Little Demon" Coming Soon To Disney+ (UK/Ireland) | website= WhatsonDisneyPlus.com |first=Roger |last=Palmer |date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2023}} The series was removed from Hulu on May 26, 2023, and neither a renewal for a second season nor the show's cancellation have been confirmed.{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/19/23729642/disney-plus-hulu-remove-pull-shows-willow-streaming-bob-iger |title=Disney will remove over 50 shows from Disney Plus and Hulu this month |website=The Verge |first=Jess |last=Weatherbed |date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2023}}

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 81% approval rating based on 16 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Little Demon heaps on the gore but maintains a disarming sweetness, making for an agreeably zany satanic sit-down."{{Citation |title=Little Demon |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/little_demon/s01 |language=en |access-date=June 29, 2023}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Citation |title=Little Demon |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/little-demon |access-date=June 29, 2023}}