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What Channel Does the Animal Kingdom Come on

2016 American drama television series

Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom logo.png
Genre Crime drama
Family drama
Serial drama
Based on Animal Kingdom
by David Michôd
Developed by Jonathan Lisco
Starring
  • Ellen Barkin
  • Scott Speedman
  • Shawn Hatosy
  • Ben Robson
  • Jake Weary
  • Finn Cole
  • Daniella Alonso
  • Molly Gordon
  • Carolina Guerra
  • Sohvi Rodriguez
  • Leila George
  • Jon Beavers
  • Rigo Sanchez
Theme music composer Atticus Ross & Claudia Sarne
Composer Alexis & Sam
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 62 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Liz Watts
  • David Michôd
  • Eliza Clark
  • Andrew Stearn
  • Jonathan Lisco
  • John Wells
  • Etan Frankel
  • Christopher Chulack
Producers
  • Jinny Howe
  • Andrew Stearn
  • Terri Murphy
  • Llewellyn Wells
Production locations Oceanside, California
Los Angeles, California
Cinematography
  • Danny Moder
  • Loren Yaconelli
Running time 45–55 minutes
Production companies
  • John Wells Productions
  • Warner Horizon Television (seasons 1–4)
  • Warner Bros. Television (season 5–present)
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network TNT
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) –
present
External links
Website

Animal Kingdom is an American drama television series developed by Jonathan Lisco. It is based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name by David Michôd, who is executive producer for the series, alongside Liz Watts who also produced the movie. Ellen Barkin portrayed the main role of Janine "Smurf" Cody in the first four seasons, played by Jacki Weaver in the 2010 film.

Animal Kingdom debuted on TNT on June 14, 2016, and was renewed for a second season in July 2016, of thirteen episodes that premiered on May 30, 2017.[1] In July 2017, TNT renewed the series for a third season that debuted on May 29, 2018.[2] [3] In July 2018, TNT renewed the series for a fourth season that premiered on May 28, 2019.[4] [5]

In July 2019, TNT renewed the series for a fifth season.[6] In January 2021, ahead of the fifth season premiere, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[7] The fifth season premiered on July 11, 2021.[8]

Premise [edit]

The series features a 17-year-old boy, Joshua "J" Cody who, after the death of his mother, moves in with his estranged relatives, the Codys, a criminal family enterprise governed by matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody.

Cast and characters [edit]

  • Ellen Barkin as Janine "Smurf" Cody, the tough matriarch of the Cody family and J's estranged grandmother who runs a criminal enterprise in Oceanside, California. Smurf is very protective of her family and presents a borderline-incestuous love towards them. (seasons 1–4)
    • Leila George as Young Janine "Smurf" Cody, a 22-year-old and later 29-year-old Smurf who was a member of a gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977 and 1984 who would eventually become the matriarch of the Cody Family as she develops her criminal skillset whilst raising a young family. (seasons 5–6; recurring season 4)[7]
  • Scott Speedman as Barry "Baz" Blackwell, Smurf's adopted son who is the leader in the Cody family's heists but begins to question how Smurf runs their jobs. (seasons 1–3)
  • Shawn Hatosy as Andrew "Pope" Cody, the oldest Cody son, who suffers from mental illness and OCD for most of his life. After having served three years in Folsom State Prison for a robbery gone wrong, he returns to the Cody family.
  • Ben Robson as Craig Cody, the middle Cody son, who has a predilection for drugs and risky activities. Often unpredictable, he finds enjoyment in the criminal lifestyle and throwing parties.
  • Jake Weary as Deran Cody, the youngest Cody son, a former competitive surfer who is gay and owns and operates a bar as a legitimate side business in an attempt to distance himself from the Cody family's criminal activities.
  • Finn Cole as Joshua "J" Cody, Smurf's grandson who moves in with her and his uncles following the death of his mother, Julia, who was Pope's twin sister. J is the only one who will challenge Smurf and wants to take power over her and her life.
  • Daniella Alonso as Catherine Blackwell, Baz's wife, and the mother of their daughter, Lena. Pope also has had an obsessive infatuation with her years. (season 1)
  • Molly Gordon as Nicky Belmont, J's girlfriend who is unaware of the Cody family's criminal activities. (seasons 1–3)
  • Carolina Guerra as Lucy, Baz's mistress from Mexico with whom he rekindles a romance. She is also the head of a Mexican gang with her brother Marco. (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1)
  • Sohvi Rodriguez as Mia Benitez, a tough young woman raised in a gang, led by her cousin Pete, who is very rough around the edges. (season 4; recurring season 3)[9]
  • Jon Beavers as Young Jake Dunmore, a member of Smurf's gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977 and 1984 and her on-again/ off-again boyfriend. (season 5; recurring season 4)[7]
  • Rigo Sanchez as Young Manny, the leader of Smurf's gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977 and 1984. (season 5; recurring season 4) [10]

Episodes [edit]

Production [edit]

TNT ordered the pilot of Animal Kingdom in May 2015;[11] Barkin and Speedman were the first to be cast in July 2015, as matriarch Smurf and her adopted son Baz, respectively.[12] In August, Cole and Weary were added as J and Deran,[13] with Hatosy and Robson soon cast as the remaining Cody brothers Pope and Craig.[14] [15] Alonso was later announced as Baz's wife Catherine,[16] and Molly Gordon as J's girlfriend Nicky.[17]

The project was picked up to series with a 10-episode order in December 2015.[18] The show debuted on June 14, 2016,[19] and on July 6, 2016 TNT renewed it for a 13-episode second season.[20] On July 27 TNT announced it would be renewing Animal Kingdom for a third season, which premiered on May 29, 2018.[3] The season 3 premiere was aired after a game on TNT beginning 12:30/11:30 central the day before the premiere.[21] On July 2, 2018, TNT renewed the series for a fourth season.[4] Production on the fourth season began on January 10, 2019.[22] The fourth season premiered on May 28, 2019.[5] On July 24, 2019, TNT renewed the series for a fifth season.[6]

On March 16, 2020, production on the fifth season was suspended "until further notice" due to the global covid-19 pandemic.[23] Production on the fifth season resumed on September 7, 2020.[24] Filming for the season wrapped on December 11, 2020.[25]

On January 14, 2021, ahead of the fifth season premiere, TNT renewed the series for a sixth and final season.[7] Production on the season began on March 6, 2021.[26]

Reception [edit]

Critical response [edit]

The first season of Animal Kingdom has received positive reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 76% based on 33 reviews. The consensus is: "Bolstered by Ellen Barkin's acting prowess, Animal Kingdom is a darkly intriguing, although occasionally predictable, twisted family drama."[27] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[28]

Ratings [edit]

Accolades [edit]

International broadcast [edit]

In Australia and India, it is available on Netflix with new episodes added weekly.[43]

In Canada, the show is broadcast on CTV Drama Channel, formerly known as Bravo,[44] and all four seasons are available on Netflix[45] and Crave. Beginning with its fourth season, the episodes were broadcast on Bravo at the same time and day as the original TNT broadcasts.[46] In French, the show airs on Z.

In France, the series is broadcast on Warner TV since February 8, 2018.

Syndication [edit]

All episodes are available to watch free for Amazon Prime users.

Home media [edit]

The first season was released in DVD and Blu-ray formats on April 28, 2017. Each set contains behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes. The home media for the first two season's DVD releases were distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.[47] Going forward starting with Season 3, the Warner Archive Collection who also produce the Blu-ray format since Season 2, began releasing manufacture on demand DVD releases for the remaining seasons.

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External links [edit]

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • Animal Kingdom at IMDb

What Channel Does the Animal Kingdom Come on

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Kingdom_(TV_series)