At at this time’s San Diego Comic-Con @ Home, AMC’s Ultra City Smiths panel confirmed off some new footage for potential followers—footage you should see with your individual eyes as a result of truthfully…WTF. And I imply that in a great way.

Ultra City Smiths has a, let’s assume…attention-grabbing premise utilizing babydolls and stop-motion animation to create a wacky comedy procedural. The AMC collection follows the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy and beloved resident, Carpenter Okay. Smith. Detective David Mills, a rookie on the police drive, takes on the case to struggle in opposition to their metropolis’s corruption, however as he goes deeper down the rabbit gap, the extra consumed he turns into.

Kristen Baldwin, TV critic for Entertainment Weekly, moderated the SDCC 2021 panel with solid and crew that included creator/director Steve Conrad, co-director David Brooks, and star Jimmi Simpson (Westworld). Right out the gate, Baldwin—like many people—wished to know the place the thought for Ultra City Smiths got here from. Conrad defined {that a} pal of his was making artwork with babydolls and his creativeness ran wild from there. “I’ve been trying for a very long time to find an aesthetic for animation, which is so important if your show can convey the hard work and the manufacturing of a show with stop motion,” says Conrad. “This particularly felt like a new way to look at grown-up life—like adult entertainment for former children.”

Detective David Mills (Simpson) is new to Ultra City, and has a knack for singing…and dropping his shirt. The actor described his character as somebody who has an odd method of dealing with stress however has a coronary heart of gold. “Detective Mills is a rookie, and he has big plans. He gives his heart and soul to the police force—especially now that there’s a big issue that needs solving—and a lot of commitment.” Simpson went on to say one thing about his character that shocked the panel, “It’s one of the most fleshed out characters I’ve played and it’s a baby doll!” A child doll with a 5 o’clock shadow, which you’ll see in all its glory within the new trailer beneath:

Co-director David Brooks went on to elucidate how Ultra City Smiths was made. “Steven and I do so much work ahead of time to get the storyboards right, but it all starts with the voice cast, then the animatics, and the timing to get the storytelling. All that stuff ends up culminating on set with an animator and it’s already magic. We could just stick the doll in front of a camera and light it, but with the voice records and the way we’ve edited it, you know, the animatics come together.”

The half-hour collection was created by Steve Conrad (Patriot), who additionally serves as showrunner. Seth Green’s Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken) will act as one of many present’s many producers. You can try the entire Ultra City Smiths panel beneath!

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