Tropical Cop Tales

Tropical Cop Tales is an American comedy television series created by Jim Hosking and Toby Harvard for Adult Swim. The show revolves around two burned-out city cops, Keymarion "Primetime" Weeyums and Demetrius "Meechie" Franks, who have both relocated to an unnamed small tropical town for a relaxing end to their careers, but soon find out the town is not at all relaxing. The series is produced by Alive and Kicking, Inc.

Tropical Cop Tales
GenreAdult humor
Black comedy
Created byToby Harvard
Jim Hosking
Written byToby Harvard
Jim Hosking
Directed byJim Hosking
Starring
  • Dominique Witten
  • Ted Ferguson as Meechie Franks
  • Carl Solomon
  • Grant Goodman
  • Stephen Hart
Theme music composerChris Bilheimer
ComposerAndrew Hung
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Cameron Boling
  • Albert Andrade (associate producer)
CinematographyMårten Tedin
Editors
  • Gennady Fridman (Pilot)
  • Marissa Mueller (Series)
Production companies
DistributorWarner Bros. Television
Release
Original networkAdult Swim
First shown inJuly 29, 2018 (2018-07-29) (Pilot)
Original releaseFebruary 1 (2019-02-01) 
March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
External links
Website

A pilot for the series was ordered and scenes were previewed on the Adult Swim streaming series Development Meeting hosted by company vice presidents Walter Newman and Cameron Tang. On June 27, 2018, Adult Swim announced the series would have its regular premiere on July 29, 2018.

On May 24, 2020, Adult Swim canceled Tropical Cop Tales following the first season. The series was not picked up for a second season.[1][2]

Cast

  • Dominique Witten as Primetime Weeyums
  • Ted Ferguson as Meechie Franks
  • Carl Solomon as Captain Solomon
  • Gil Gex as Dame Edith Ezold
  • Sky Elobar as Little Lord Piss The Pot
  • Grant Goodman as Angus Franks
  • Wayne Dehart as Old Mungo Weeyums
  • Stephen Hart as Young Mungo Weeyums
  • Troy Beecham as Andre The Chef
  • Brian Russell as Cocky Rico
  • Jennifer Van Horn as Governor Mary Gold
  • Holland MacFallister as Animale
  • Bob McHone as Big Danny
  • Charles Noland as Don Quidong
  • Mike Benitez as Ronald the Ringman
  • Michael St Michaels as Seedy Dave
  • Sam Dissanayake as King Skull
  • Jerry Ascione as Nattanyell

Episodes

Pilot (2018)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
0"Tropical Cop Tales"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingJuly 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)TBA

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"The How to Be a Tropical Cop Episode"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)TBA0.57[3]
22"The Scalp Collector"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)TBA0.44[3]
33"The Shrimp Gang Are Back"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)TBA0.58[4]
44"The Big Night In"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)TBA0.49[4]
55"The Terror That Is Cabbage Fizzog"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)TBA0.74[5]
66"The Dawning of King Skull"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)TBA0.61[5]
77"The Hand Gobbler"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)TBA0.52[6]
88"The Night of the Fang"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingFebruary 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)TBA0.44[6]
99"The Many Frostings of Ronald the Ringman"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)TBA0.72[7]
1010"The Sports Day"Jim HoskingToby Harvard and Jim HoskingMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)TBA0.57[7]

References

Notes

  1. Executive Producer for Alive and Kicking, Inc.
  2. Executive Producer for Williams Street

Citations

  1. [swimpedia] [@swimpedia] (May 24, 2020). "Tropical Cop Tales not picked up for second season" (Tweet). Retrieved June 4, 2020 via Twitter.
  2. Jim Hosking (May 24, 2020). "Cancellation Confirmation". Instagram. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. Mitch Metcalf (February 4, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. Mitch Metcalf (February 11, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. Mitch Metcalf (February 19, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. Mitch Metcalf (February 25, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  7. Mitch Metcalf (March 4, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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