AMC + Reveals First Character Looks for "Ultra City Smiths"

AMC + Reveals First Character Looks for "Ultra City Smiths"


AMC + has released the first photos for the new half-hour stop-motion animated doll series coming soon, Ultra City City Smiths - premiered on Thursday 22 July. The series will air on AMC in the fall.

The reveal includes images of the characters of Kristen Bell (Queenpins, The Woman in the House) as Donella Pecker, Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago, hello) as Lady Andrea The Giant, Alia Shawkat (Research party, duck butter) as Little Grace, Kurtwood Smith (That show from the 70s, RoboCop) as Carpenter K. Smith, Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is my name, the United States against Billie Holiday) as Detective Gail Johnson, Damon Herriman (Once upon a time in Hollywood, underground railroad) as Street Hustler Boy and Melissa Villaseñor (Saturday Night Live, Toy Story 4) as Sister Mary Margaret.

Donella Pecker (Kristen Bell) - Knowledgeable and compassionate government official. She hopes to help Ultra City become a safer place, but first she has to contend with her infant husband, Congressman Chris Pecker (Dax Shepherd).

Lady Andrew the Giant (Bebe Neuwirth)

Lady Andrew the Giant (Bebe Neuwirth) - Former female heavyweight wrestling world champion. A devoted mother who will do anything to protect her child, even if it means fighting a string of chimpanzees.

Little Grace (Alia Shawkat)

Little Grace (Alia Shawkat) - The daughter of Lady Andrea the Giant. Involuntarily involved with the wrong people. He has to deal with the toughness of this city and resolve its situation against all odds.

Carpenter K. Smith (Kurtwood Smith)

Carpenter K. Smith (Kurtwood Smith) - Ultra City's last bright hope. Aspiring to make the city a kinder place through his candidacy for mayor and his extraordinary wealth. But now no one can find it.

det. Gail Johnson (Da'Vine Joy Randolph)

det. Gail Johnson (Da'Vine Joy Randolph) - Veteran detective and partner of David Mills. Decorated, calm, no frills. Married to her job at the possible expense of her family life.

Street Drug Boy (Damon Herriman)

Street Drug Boy (Damon Herriman) - Male prostitute aging without work. Desperate to find a way to rehabilitate her partner's sick health.

Sister Mary Margaret (Melissa Villaseñor)

Sister Mary Margaret (Melissa Villaseñor) - Catholic nun whose charity runs the local male refuge. Not what meets the eye.

Additional voice cast for the series includes Dax Shepard (Parents, The Ranch) as Congressman Chris Pecker, Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, Black Mirror) as Detective David Mills, John C. Reilly (Moonbase 8, Ralph breaks the internet) as Donovan Smith, Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth, Infinite) as TMZ reporter Tim, Tim Heidecker (Moonbase 8, great show by Tim and Eric, great job!) as Mayor Kevin de Maximum, Chris Conrad (Patriot, Perpetual Grace, LTD) as Nico Onasis, Hana Mae Lee (Patriot, the babysitter: Killer Queen) like Cristina, Tim Meadows (Schooled, no activities) as Deputy Mayor Jeff Thumb, Terry O'Quinn (Lost, patriot) as Captain Krieger, Debra Winger (Terms of Tenderness, Shadowlands) as Trish McSapphire, Luis Guzman (Shameless, traffic) as Rodrigo Smalls, Julian Barratt (Keepers of the truth, killing Eve) as the most dangerous man in the world, Sunita mani (Mad eye, save yourself!) as detective Jaya Mukherjee, e Tom waits (The ballad of Buster Scruggs, the dead don't die) as The Narrator.

By AMC Studios and created by Steve Conrad (Patriot, perpetual grace) and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken, Crossed Swords), Ultra City City Smiths takes place through stop-motion animation of dolls repurposed as a cast of adult characters. The series centers on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of the most famous tycoon from the fictional metropolis of Ultra City (Smith). Two intrepid detectives (Simpson and Randolph) follow the case, mobilizing to fight the dangerous corruption of their city, at great cost to themselves and their families, all in search of a kinder place to call home.

Stoopid's Seth Green, John Harvatine IV, Matthew Senreich, Eric Towner and Chris Waters are executive producers alongside Jennifer Scher. Jeff Dieter and Thomas J. Glynn are producers.

AMC Studios Content Distribution is handling the worldwide sales of the series.



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