Mulligan release date, voice cast, synopsis, and everything we know

A new adult animated sitcom is coming soon to Netflix from the minds who brought us Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and 30 Rock! Netflix has announced that the sci-fi comedy Mulligan will premiere this May.

After aliens destroy Earth, a group of survivors is forced to restart society from scratch. Are they doomed to repeat mankind’s mistakes? Or can they get things right this time? Netflix released tons of information on the new show, including the release date, photos, a first-look video, cast and character info, and more! Keep reading to find out everything we know about Mulligan so far.

When is Mulligan releasing on Netflix?

Netflix has confirmed that Mulligan will premiere globally on Friday, May 12. All episodes from the first season will be available simultaneously.

How many episodes are there in Mulligan season 1?

Like most of Netflix’s animated sitcoms, Mulligan is set to kick off with ten episodes in its debut season.

Mulligan season 1 trailer

On April 11, Netflix released the first look and date announcement video for Mulligan. It’s not technically the official trailer, but it does show an actual scene from the show! The following clip is a good way to get an idea of the tone and storyline.

Mulligan season 1 cast

Netflix has a really exciting voice cast that includes Tina Fey, Dana Carvey, Sam Richardson, Phil LaMarr, Chrissy Teigen, and Nat Faxon. There are also some fun guest stars like Daniel Radcliffe, Ayo Edebiri, Ronny Chieng, and Kevin Michael Richardson.

Meet the characters of Mulligan

In addition to announcing the cast, release date, and providing a first-look clip, Netflix released the official cast list in the press release to highlight the various characters in the new show and their respective voice actors.

Series regulars

• Nat Faxon (Loot, Gaslit) is “Matty Mulligan” – A working-class everyman from Boston, Matty single-handedly saved Earth from the alien invasion, but now he’s in way over his head as the leader of (what’s left of) humanity. The only thing he wants more than to be loved by everyone is to win over Lucy, but both will require him to actually think about someone other than himself for once.
• Chrissy Teigen is “Lucy Suwan” – Lucy had a whirlwind romance with Matty during the attack, so she’s now the de facto First Lady. Except they just met, and it turns out they have nothing in common. A beauty queen who believes deeply in the America you see in beer commercials, she wants to use her newfound influence to actually help fix the world, if she can just figure out how.
• Tina Fey is “Dr. Farrah Braun” – Dr. Braun is a Military super-scientist and single mom. She’s still trying to “have it all” as a working mother but is still being dismissed as just a “female scientist” in a world that really shouldn’t have time to bother with that stuff.
• Sam Richardson (The Afterparty) is “Simon Prioleau” – Simon is the only surviving historian and one of Matty’s top advisers, even though Matty thinks he’s a useless nerd. Desperate to save what’s left of human history before it disappears, he’s also eager to take this new opportunity to reinvent himself as a confident cool guy. It’s not working, though. No one is buying the fedora.
• Dana Carvey is “Senator Cartwright LaMarr” – The self-appointed Vice President, LaMarr is a simpering, scheming, political animal who is anxious to rebuild everything just the way it was when guys like him were in power. He is forced to contend with both Matty’s apathy and Lucy’s empathy in order to govern the way he wants to, but his power is dependent on Matty’s popularity, so he has to continue to prop him up. For now.
• Phil LaMarr (Futurama, Mad TV) is “Axatrax” – A dignified general, Axatrax is the only alien survivor of the invasion and is now a prisoner of the intellectually inferior humans who defeated him. Imprisoned in the White House bowling alley, he becomes an unlikely “shoulder” to cry on for Matty, but he may just be buying time until he can signal for a second invasion.

Recurring guest stars

• Kevin Michael Richardson (F Is for Family, The Super Mario Bros. Movie) is “TOD-209” – TOD-209 is a military cyborg developed for the Pentagon by Dr. Braun, but deployed to fight the aliens before he was fully ready. He now spends his days trying not to break things and remembering snippets of his human past. Was he a musician?!
• Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) is “General Scarpaccio/Jayson Moody” – “General Scarpaccio” was an aimless teenager, Jayson Moody, before he found a Marine general’s uniform on a corpse and put it on. He’s now the head of the Joint Chiefs, which means he gets to do cool stuff like shoot guns and fly helicopters.
• Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story) is “King Jeremy” – Jeremy Fitzhogg is the party-boy son of an English Lord who was working in the British Embassy when the aliens attacked, but everyone in America thinks he’s smart because of his accent. And when he realizes he’s the last surviving British citizen, he declares himself King.
• Ronny Chieng (M3gan, The Daily Show) is “Johnny Zhao” – Johnny Zhao is a Hong Kong billionaire who spent the attack partying with models on his yacht. After coming ashore in D.C., he teams up with LaMarr to try to make money matter again in a world that doesn’t need it.

Who is making Mulligan on Netflix?

If you loved 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, then Mulligan should be at the top of your watchlist. The new series is from the minds who brought us those two shows, co-created by executive producers Robert Carlock and Sam Means, who also serve as co-showrunners.

Tina Fey, David Miner, Eric Gurian, Scott Greenberg, and Joel Kuwahara also serve as executive producers. The quirky adult animated sitcom is produced by Universal Television ) in association with Little Stranger, Inc., Bevel Gears, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Bento Box Entertainment.

Mulligan photos

Get your first look at the various characters and the colorful world of Mulligan before it premieres this May!