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Mating Season is an 2026 American adult animated romantic comedy television series created by Big Mouth and Human Resources co-creators Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett for Netflix, and produced by Titmouse, Inc. The series stars Kroll, Sabrina Jalees, Zach Woods and June Diane Raphael as the lead characters, and follows four forest animals: Ray, Josh, Penelope and Fawn. It was released on May 22, 2026.
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| Theme music composer | AJR |
| Opening theme | Mating Season |
| Composer | Mark Rivers[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | May 22, 2026 |
Plot
editThe series is set in a world of anthropomorphic animals in this raunchy romantic comedy, where a group of forest animals go on wild adventures and discover love in their lives of sex and mating. The group is led by Josh, a bear, Ray, a raccoon, Penelope, a fox, and Fawn, a deer.
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Zach Woods as Josh, the protagonist and a big bear.
- Nick Kroll as Ray, a raccoon, and Josh's best friend.
- June Diane Raphael as Fawn, a deer.
- Sabrina Jalees as Penelope, a red fox who is a lesbian.
Recurring
edit- Abbi Jacobson as Summer, a foxhound who was in a forbidden romance with Penelope in Canada.
- Timothy Olyphant as Dylan McDermott, no relation, a wolf who Fawn was in love with.
- Jack McBrayer as Geoffrey, an owl who annoys the main four.
- Annaleigh Ashford as Addy, a swan who Ray falls in love with.
- Ana Gasteyer and Clancy Brown as Ellen and Robert, Josh's sexually active parents.
- Sarah Silverman as a Skunk[2]
- Jason Alexander as Alan, Fawn's father
- David Duchovny
- Jason Mantzoukas
- Beck Bennett
- Mark Duplass
- Carlos Alazraqui
- Pamela Adlon
- Lena Waithe
- Lisa Gilroy
- Natasha Legerro
- Matt Rogers
- Lauren Lapkus
- Meredith Hagner
- Natalie Morales
- Drew Tarver
- Nasim Pedrad
- Andrew Rannells
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Copulatory Tie" | Henrique Jardim | Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin | May 22, 2026 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Dating Sites" | Alex Salyer | Jackie Clarke | May 22, 2026 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Lull" | Ross Bradley | Victor Quinaz | May 22, 2026 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Truth About Canada" | Henrique Jardim | Ashly Burch | May 22, 2026 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Hot Mess" | Alex Salyer | Anna Drezen | May 22, 2026 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Horse Who Loved Me" | Ross Bradley | Peter Kelly | May 22, 2026 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Polycule" | Henrique Jardim | Laurie Magers | May 22, 2026 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Passion of Raynal Skidski" | Alex Salyer | Ismael Loutfi | May 22, 2026 |
| 9 | 9 | "The All-Nighter" | Ross Bradley | Kyle Lau | May 22, 2026 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Wolf Wedding" | Henrique Jardim | Ashly Burch, Jackie Clarke, and Laurie Magers | May 22, 2026 |
Production
editMating Season was first announced by Netflix in April 2025 on the heels of the final season of Big Mouth which was released in May 2025. The series was created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, who also served as executive producers. The series came from Brutus Pink and Titmouse, Inc.[3] Casting for the series was announced with Kroll, Sabrina Jalees, Zach Woods and June Diane Raphael on board.[4] Mark Rivers, who composed the score for Big Mouth, returned to provide new songs and music for the series with a theme song provided by the indie band AJR.[1]
Release
editMating Season was released on Netflix on May 22, 2026.
Reception
editThe review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 67% approval rating based on 9 critic reviews.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 65 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]
References
edit- 1 2 "'Mating Season' Soundtrack Album Released". Film Music Reporter. May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/mating-season-reveals-herd-of-guest-stars-new-clip/
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 30, 2025). "Netflix Gets Wild with 'Mating Season' from the Creators of 'Big Mouth'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/02/mating-season-adult-animated-comedy-reveals-voice-cast-launch-date/
- ↑ "Mating Season: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Mating Season: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2026.