With shows such as “Stranger Things” and “Lucifer,” Netflix has made an impact in the world of live-action television. The streaming service has also made an impact in the world of animated television, with shows such as “Big Mouth” and “Bojack Horseman” drawing in a large number of fans over the course of their respective seasons. A spin-off series, dubbed “Human Resources,” was created as a result of the popularity of the first series.
“The Cuphead Show!” is the newest animated series to be released on Netflix. The comedy, which is based on the computer game “Cuphead,” chronicles the exploits of Cuphead and Mugman, two brothers who get themselves into all kinds of trouble. With Chad Moldenhauer and Jared Moldenhauer, the video game’s designers, onboard as executive producers, the first season of the animated series premiered in February 2022, with a voice cast that includes Wayne Brady, among other great performers, as well as Chad Moldenhauer and Jared Moldenhauer.
Now, fans of the program have got the news that Netflix has renewed the series for a second season, with the addition that the next season will premiere in the summer of 2022, according to the official release. Although this news should have sparked excitement, it has instead caused widespread consternation, as explained below.
Netflix Is Not Actually Ordering New Episodes of the Show
The announcement of the renewal of “The Cuphead Show!” for Season 2 was met with a big clarification, as Twitter user @Crimson Mayhem_ pointed out that the stated second season was really the second half of the first season, rather than the second season itself. The user went on to say that this was part of a contractual loophole that allowed Netflix to pay the show’s creative team less than they were entitled to.
“There will not be a second season of The Cuphead Show, just to give you guys a heads up! Netflix is doing a heinous act by dividing the first half of Season 1 into two parts in order to avoid paying expensive fees to the animators and writers on the show. Why? Due to the fact that it is animation rather than live-action, “They sent out a tweet.
On Twitter, artist Lauren Duda (@lozzadraws), who goes by the handle @lozzadraws, corroborated the news, providing an insider’s perspective to the proceedings by pointing out that the episodes that were to be included in this claimed second season had already been produced.
Duda sent a tweet saying, “In my capacity as an artist who contributed to this show, I had a brief moment when I saw this where I thought to myself, “Oh s***, we get to do more?” But, no, we haven’t received any fresh opportunities. The episodes were always supposed to be released in modest batches; we were only contracted for a one-time order of one episode. It is not the beginning of a new season.” Unfortunately, the initial episode order of the series appears to confirm that there will be no “new” episodes released in the series’ future.
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Netflix’s Initial Episode Order Confirmed This
When Cuphead subreddit or u/ComfortableWaste3381 brought up the same point in January, he included a screenshot from Animation Magazine pointing out that 48 episodes had been ordered, which seemed to be at odds with the first season’s 12 episodes length, he received a similar response. ProthroHead pointed out in response that just 12 episodes had been published so far, but that more had previously been produced and were being held back for distribution by Netflix at a later date.
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After being corrected by Animation Magazine, which stated that only 36 episodes had been ordered, the publication continued to state that Netflix intends to release the episodes in three separate batches, noting that “some of the initial 36 episodes, which will premiere over three separate drops, are presented as two- and even three-parters.” This is supported by the number of episodes included in the initial release, which totals 36 episodes if the episodes are released in three separate releases of 12 episodes each.
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Netflix Isn’t the Only Streaming Service Who Has Done This
Adding to the conversation was TV writer Lindsay Katai, who goes by the handle @lindsaykatai on Twitter. Katai pointed out that the HBO Max animated series “Infinity Train,” on which she worked, did not receive an order for additional episodes despite the fact that it had technically completed four seasons.
As Katai pointed out on Twitter, the whole first season of Infinity Train was included in our season one contract, which included the unproduced Book 5 screenplay as well.
Kate went on to say, “Season, as it is known in the outside world and as it is used in animation, is now solely a marketing term. Seasons are 26 half-hours in length according to contracts, regardless of how they package it when it is released.” Also discussed was the relationship between the success of a program and how it influences the contracts of the creative team, as well as how these orders have an impact on the show’s popularity.
“The popularity of a show is useful in negotiating with employers. With the ability to start and finish a complete series in single production order, we have no method of capitalizing on the popularity of our work anymore. And that’s a bummer “She wrote a letter.
