Final Space

Final Space
GenreAction
Adult animation
Adventure
Comedy drama
Science fantasy
Space opera
Created byOlan Rogers
Developed byOlan Rogers
David Sacks
Voices of
Theme music composerShelby Merry
Composers
  • Shelby Merry (s. 1-2)
  • Jake Sidwell (s. 1; s. 3)
  • Andrew Goodwin (s. 2-3)
  • Dodie (s. 3)
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes36 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Olan Rogers
  • David Sacks
  • Conan O’Brien
  • David Kissinger
  • Larry Sullivan
  • Jeff Ross
  • Kathleen Grace
  • Melissa Schneider
  • Matt Hoklotubbe
  • Dan O'Keefe (s. 2-3)
  • Corey Campodonico
  • Alex Bulkley
ProducerTobias Conan Trost (s. 3)
Running time21 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseFebruary 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) –
June 14, 2021 (2021-06-14)
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Final Space is an adult animated space opera comedy drama television series created by Olan Rogers and developed by Rogers and David Sacks. The series involves an astronaut named Gary Goodspeed and his immensely powerful alien friend Mooncake, and focuses on their intergalactic adventures as they try to save the universe from certain doom.

The series aired on TBS on February 26, 2018.[1] It then moved to Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim, starting with the second season on June 24, 2019, followed by the third and final season on March 20, 2021.[2]

On September 10, 2021, Rogers announced that Adult Swim cancelled the series after three seasons[3][4] due to the proposed merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. announced that year.[5] In September 2022, Rogers stated on Twitter that the series would be written off for taxes. The series was internationally removed from Netflix on December 16, 2023, though the series remained available in Spain, France, Germany and Belgium until March 18, 2024.[6][7]

An upcoming graphic novel titled Final Space: The Final Chapter is set to be released in late 2024, as a continuation and end of the television series.[8][9]

  1. ^ Otterson, Joe (January 11, 2018). "TBS Renews 'American Dad' For Two More Seasons, Sets Monday Night Animation Block". Variety. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Greene, Steve (March 19, 2021). "'Final Space' Review: It's Time to Catch Up on One of TV's Animated Sci-Fi Treasures". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Perine, Aaron (September 10, 2021). "Final Space Third And Final Season Coming To Netflix". Comicbook. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Hughes, William (September 10, 2021). "Final Space creator Olan Rogers announces cancelation in emotional video". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Olan Rogers [@OlanRogers] (September 10, 2021). "Discovery and Warner Media merger" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 19, 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Olan Rogers [@OlanRogers] (September 24, 2022). "#renewfinalspace It's a banner that you all have been waving, and it's a rallying cry I can stand behind while I continue into this long dark night chasing an ending for this story. ARMOR UP: https://www.starcadet.com/collections/final-space" (Tweet). Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ /https://twitter.com/RegularTweetsUK/status/1761823892123889860
  8. ^ Olan Rogers [@OlanRogers] (April 24, 2023). "I can finish Final Space. This isn't a joke. Warner Brothers Discovery gave me a license for a graphic novel. THE FINAL CHAPTER begins today!..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ I CAN FINISH FINAL SPACE!!!!. Olan Rogers. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via YouTube.