Detective Carl (TV series)

Detective Carl is an American animated police drama comedy created by Harold Ramis and features the voices ofJason Bateman, Jim Carrey, Harold Ramis, Ving Rhames, Johnny Depp, Robin Wright, Meg Ryan, Bruce Dern, Russi Taylor, Rob Paulsen, and Tress MacNeille. The series centers around Carl Jenkins and Josh Heinken as they solve murders and crimes in the city of New York while dealing with their own problems.

The show was created four months after the release of the feature film Detective Carl after it's successful box office with the majority of the main cast returning. Production of the series was made to work around the actor's schedules as well as the series being set directly after the events of the film.

A sequel to the film, titled Detective Carl Returns which is set 33 years after the original film, was released on January 13, 2023.

Premise
The series follows Carl Jenkins and Josh Heinken as they get their rank up in the NYPD as well as solving murders and stopping druglords as well.

Cast

 * Jason Bateman as Detective Carl Jenkins
 * Jim Carrey as Detective Josh Heinken
 * Harold Ramis as Commissioner Lawrence
 * Ving Rhames as Officer Barry Johnson
 * Johnny Depp as Corporal Grant Cross
 * Robin Wright as Mary Brown
 * Meg Ryan as Linda Jenkins
 * Bruce Dern as Walter Jenkins
 * Russi Taylor as Willow Jenkins
 * Rob Paulsen as President Mongard, additional voices
 * Tress MacNeillie as Grandma Jenkins, additional voices
 * James Avery as Dexter Jones
 * Corey Burton as Wilfred
 * Ryan Reynolds as Austin Jenkins

Production
In September 1990, Harold Ramis and Ralph Bakski both decided that a series based on Carl should be made due to the success of the film in place of a sequel. Ramis originally pitched the series to NBC but they rejected it and it ended up landing at ABC. Most of the cast members reprised their roles from the film as well.

Animation
The series was animated in traditional animation like the film.

Broadcast
Detective Carl premiered and aired in the United States on ABC from 1991 – 1998. Adult Swim carried the series in the US from March 9, 2003, to September 5, 2011. The syndicated broadcast of the series in the US began in September 1994 with syndication rights being currently held by MGM Domestic Television Distribution.

Comic books
Coming soon!

Sequel film
A film, serving as a sequel to the original film as well as a follow-up to the series, titled Detective Carl Returns featuring the main cast of the series as well as the original film reprising their roles is scheduled to be released by United Artists Releasing on January 13, 2023.