| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Creator: | Carson Mell |
| Executive Producer: | Carson Mell Danny McBride Jody Hill David Gordon Green Brandon James Claudia Katz Gregg Vanzo (animation) |
| Starring: | Carson Mell Dan Bakkedahl Jacob Vargas Lauren Weedman Steve Jones |
| Composer: | Jack Long w/ Alexandra Johnstone Carl Harders |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 (2 unaired) |
| Network: | TBS |
Tarantula is an American adult animated sitcom. It is adapted from a web series of the same name, which was released on YouTube by its creator, Carson Mell, from 2012 to 2015.[1] [2] It aired on TBS from December 4 until December 25, 2017.[3] [4]
On March 19, 2018, TBS canceled the series after one season.[5] Mell has since revived and continued the original web series that the TV series was based on.[6] [7]
A respected but uncertified tattoo artist delivers absurd yet introspective monologues about the residents of the Tierra Chula Resident Hotel and their misadventures.
Creator Carson Mell has stated that the inspiration for the show and the original webseries came from his exasperation with "anti-hero" humor.[8] Departing from the misanthropic humor of contemporary adult animation shows such as Rick and Morty, Mell instead sought "to make a show where people are nice to each other, where if you hurt someone’s feelings it’s a big deal."
The entire season was released on the TBS app/website on December 3, 2017.
Prior to the television release date, the entire series was released on the TBS website and app on December 3, 2017. The series made its television debut on December 4, 2017, at 10pm on TBS.
The series premiere involved the back to back broadcast of episodes 3 and 4 as the first two episodes were not aired on broadcast television. Episode 3 attracted 380,000 viewers and episode four had 230,000 viewers.