YOLO (2020 TV series)

YOLO
Title card for season 1
Also known as
  • YOLO: Crystal Fantasy (season 1)
  • YOLO: Silver Destiny (season 2)
  • YOLO: Rainbow Trinity (season 3)
GenreComedy
Surreal humor
Created byMichael Cusack
Directed byMichael Cusack
Starring
  • Sarah Bishop
  • Todor Manojlovic
  • Michael Cusack
Composers
  • Brendan Caulfield (season 1)
  • Todor Manojlovic (season 2-present)
Country of originAustralia
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Cusack
  • Greta Lee Jackson (season 1)
  • Mike Cowap (season 2-present)
  • Emma Fitzsimons
  • Keith Crofford (season 1)
  • Ollie Green (season 2)
  • Walter Newman (season 1-2)
Producers
  • Mike Cowap (season 1)
  • Ollie Green (season 1)
  • Laura DiMaio (season 2-present)
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseAugust 10, 2020 (2020-08-10) –
present
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YOLO is an adult animated television series created by Michael Cusack for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim, and streaming in Australia on Stan as an exclusive.[1] The series is loosely adaptated from Cusack's web series of the same name. The first season, entitled YOLO: Crystal Fantasy premiered on August 10, 2020; the pilot was aired on April 1, 2020 as a part of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' Day event alongside another project of Cusack's, Smiling Friends.[2][3] A second season titled YOLO: Silver Destiny was slated to air on January 16, 2023 on Adult Swim but was delayed to January 23, 2023.[4][5][6][7] On October 12, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for a third season titled YOLO: Rainbow Trinity.[8]

The series follows the adventures of friends Rachel and Sarah as they travel through Australia.

  1. ^ "Michael Cusack's animated series Koala Man is now streaming on Disney+".
  2. ^ Joe Otterson (March 30, 2020). "Adult Swim Orders 'YOLO: Crystal Fantasy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 30, 2020). "Adult Swim Charges Up 'YOLO: Crystal Fantasy' from Michael Cusack". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 27, 2022). "Adult Swim's Down Under Party Girls Return in 'YOLO: Silver Destiny'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Princess Pictures Acquires Irish Animation Studio Boulder Media". Animation Magazine. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Valdez, Nick (September 27, 2022). "YOLO: Crystal Fantasy Season 2 Announced With New Title". Comicbook.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (December 8, 2022). "Trailer: Adult Swim Offers First Look at 'YOLO: Silver Destiny'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 12, 2023). "NYCC: Adult Swim Greenlights Spanish-Language 'Women Wearing Shoulder Pads,' Re-Ups 'YOLO'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2023.