Here's a look back at the wide range of animation styles in play during the second season, followed by a look back at some thoughts that Cusack and Hadel had to share during last month's 2024 Annecy ...

Smiling Friends” has proven that the show’s signature style and approach to comedy is not getting stale any time soon.

The season 2 finale of Smiling Friends is about a brought-to-life snowman who learns about the concept of death and can’t stop screaming. There’s also a yeti and the ghost of Bill Nye. Earlier in the ...

The “Smiling Friends” have something to smile about. Adult Swim renewed Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack’s animated comedy for a third season on Thursday, which comes as its second season is still airing ...

EXCLUSIVE: Smiling Friends creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel and producer Aron Fromm have teamed to launch Zam Studios, a new Los Angeles-based independent animation studio. Zam will focus on ...

Created by Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, Smiling Friends is an absurdist comedy series that airs on Adult Swim. The show is predominantly animated, though it mixes animation styles, and there are ...

The weird and wonderful tend to go hand-in-hand. The world, over the years, has taught us that. But if you need another example of that truth, look no further than Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel’s ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Smiling Friends creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel and producer Aron Fromm have teamed to launch Zam Studios, a new Los Angeles-based independent animation studio. Zam will focus on ...