Let's hope that Jolly Old St. Nicholas has some room on his Naughty List, because HBO Max has just announced a Christmas-themed adult animated comedy series from Lionsgate and Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, titled SANTA INC. Written by showrunner Alexandra Rushfield, the eight-episode, half-hour series will feature the voices of both Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman.
The story focuses on Candy Smalls (Silverman), the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole. When the successor to Santa Claus (Rogen) is poached by Amazon on Christmas Eve, Candy goes for her ultimate dream— to become the first woman Santa Claus in the history of Christmas.
Rushfield, Silverman, Amy Zvi and Anomalisa’s Rosa Tran will serve as executive producers on the series.
“I have long dreamed of a taking a beloved holiday tradition and adding a feminist agenda and some R rated comedy and when I read this script from Ali, with Seth and Sarah attached to voice, I knew that it was a perfect fit for us at Max,” said Suzanna Makkos, executive vice president original comedy and animation.
“Sarah and Seth are the perfect comedy duo for this empowering and very funny animated series shepherded by the hysterical Alexandra Rushfield,” added Lionsgate Head of Scripted Development Scott Herbst. “We look forward to diving into the world of animation with our Point Grey partners, and to bring the holidays to HBO Max in a totally unexpected and fresh way.”
It might be a bit early in the year for Christmas-themed announcements, but what even is time anymore since the coronavirus pandemic began, right? If you ask me, this is joyous news indeed, and we could all use a bit more of that these days. While we've yet to learn of any other casting calls or be treated to some key art from the series, SANTA INC. sounds as if it could cure some of the holiday blues that are bound to hit later this year.