Decker (TV series)

Decker
GenreAction comedy
Created byTim Heidecker
Gregg Turkington
Based on
On Cinema at the Cinema
by
  • Tim Heidecker
  • & Gregg Turkington
Written byTim Heidecker
Gregg Turkington
Directed byEric Notarnicola
StarringTim Heidecker
Gregg Turkington
Joe Estevez
John Aprea
Sally Kellerman
Mark Proksch
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6[1]
No. of episodes47 & 3 specials[1]
(episode list)
Production
Running timevariable;
currently ≈11 minutes
Production companiesAbso Lutely Productions
Williams Street
Original release
NetworkYouTube / AdultSwim.com (2014–2015)
Adult Swim (2016–2020)
ReleaseJuly 17, 2014 (2014-07-17) –
July 3, 2020 (2020-07-03)
Related
On Cinema
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Decker is an American comedy web series and series created by Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington. The show is a web spinoff/tie-in to the series On Cinema at the Cinema and began on July 17, 2014. Many recurring jokes and the personas and mutual antipathies expressed by Decker and Turkington carry over from the relationship of the "real" actors, Heidecker and Turkington, in On Cinema.

The series is a spoof of action films, with intentionally bad production for comedic effect. It focuses on Special Agent Jack Decker (Heidecker), who attempts to stop terror attacks before they occur. At his side is Special Agent Kington (Turkington), with recurring appearances from many guests of the On Cinema series, such as Joe Estevez as President Davidson, and Mark Proksch as Abdul.

The series is part of the "On Cinema universe" which has a cult following, especially through social media. In response, Heidecker and Turkington started Decker-Con, where new episodes of Decker are screened and the cast appears as their "On Cinema" characters, meeting and talking to fans.[2]

Initially an Adultswim.com series, it was announced to be moving to TV on December 17, 2015, and its fourth season premiered on June 17, 2016, on Adult Swim.[3][4] The series was renewed for a fifth and sixth season, both of which aired in 2017.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Decker episode list on Adultswim.com". Adult Swim.
  2. ^ Robert Lloyd (9 June 2017). "'Decker,' 'On Cinema' and the various, intertwined universes of comedian Tim Heidecker". The L.A. Times.
  3. ^ Snierson, Dan (2016-05-04). "Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule sneak a peek at the season 4 premiere". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (2016-05-12). "'Robot Chicken: Walking Dead' Special on Adult Swim's 2016-17 Slate". Deadline cdate=2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  5. ^ "'Decker: Unclassified' Renewed For Second Season At Adult Swim". November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. ^ 2016 Year in Review