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Solar Opposites is an American animated sitcom created by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan for Hulu. Originally created for the Fox Broadcasting Company, the project was shelved, then bought by Hulu. The series debuted on May 8, 2020.

The series was originally ordered as 2 seasons, of 8 episodes each.

Premise

Solar Opposites "centers around a family of aliens from a better world who must take refuge in middle America. They disagree on whether this is awful or awesome."

Cast and characters

Main

• Justin Roiland as Korvo. An intelligent alien scientist who hates Earth and wants to leave as soon as possible.
• Thomas Middleditch as Terry. Korvo's optimistic and naive partner who enjoys being on Earth and is fascinated with human culture.
• Sean Giambrone as Yumyulack. Korvo's replicant who is a self proclaimed scientist and bounty hunter. He tends to shrink people he dislikes to add to his terrarium.
• Mary Mack as Jesse. Terry's replicant who is generally kind and wants to fit into human society.

Recurring

• Sagan McMahan as The Pupa.תבנית:Efn An infant alien who will one day evolve into its true form and rebuild the planet in the image of the Shlorp home world using data stored in its DNA.
• Alfred Molina as The Duke. The corrupt ruler of Yumyulak's Wall, he maintains order and control by hoarding the supplies given to the Wall's inhabitants by Jesse.
• Andy Daly as Tim. One of Yumulak's captives who was shrunk down for simply wearing a red shirt. He becomes a scavenger and later a resistance leader against the Duke's regime.
• Christina Hendricks as Cherie. A Benihana chef shrunk and placed in the Wall by Yumyulak for serving him shrimp when he didn't want it. She becomes one of Tim's companions in his fight against the Duke.
• Tiffany Haddish as Aisha. The alien ship's AI.
• Jason Mantzoukas as Vanbo. An obnoxious alien from another timeline.
• Kari Wahlgren as Mrs. Frankie. A teacher at James Earl Jones High School who is openly prejudiced against Yumyulak and Jesse, and is engaging in a secret affair with Principal Cooke.
• Rob Schrab as Principal Cooke. The principal at James Earl Jones High School who is openly prejudiced against Yumyulak and Jesse, and is engaging in a secret affair with Mrs. Frankie.

Episodes

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Production

Development

On August 28, 2018, it was announced that Hulu had given the production a series order for two seasons consisting of sixteen episodes. The series was created by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan who were also expected to serve as executive producers. Production companies involved with the series are slated to consist of 20th Century Fox Television. On June 18, 2020, Hulu renewed the series for a third season.

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Justin Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, and Mary Mack would voice the lead characters in the series.

Marketing

The first teaser for the series was released on March 25, 2020. The official trailer was released on April 15, 2020.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the show has an approval rating of 90% based on reviews from 29 critics, with an average rating of 7.58/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Charming, hilarious, and surprisingly sincere, Solar Opposites revels in the ridiculousness of life while finding a few fresh things to say about humanity along the way." On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club gave the show a B grade, and calls it "a mischievous cousin of 3rd Rock from the Sun" while saying it doesn't stray too far from the template Roiland set with Rick and Morty. McLevy feels the show is still finding its feet, but "Luckily, the humor is so reliably strong, the pacing so breakneck as it races from one plot to the next, that it's hard not to be won over by Solar Opposites' avalanche of charm." Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote; "The early episodes have certain limited windows of continuity or running gags... but the show becomes increasingly serialized; things that seem like they might be throw-away become unexpectedly important."

Daniel Kurland of Bubbleblabber gave the show's first season a 9/10, stating, "Solar Opposites doesn't hit the same sweeping places of nuance and reflection that Rick and Morty does, but it still respects its characters and takes their problems seriously. It's just easy to get lost in all of the free-floating chaos that never really gets a chance to slow down. Solar Opposites delivers an exceptional first season that's as good, if not even better than Rick and Morty in some ways. It's definitely a crazier series, which is a very good thing for the nature of animated comedies on television. If this is the baseline for Solar Opposites then future seasons can only get more ambitious and insane."

Audience viewership

According to Hulu, the series was the number 1 most watched show since its debut on May 8, 2020 to May 12, 2020.

Notes

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References

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