Showtime announced that their new animated comedy Our Cartoon President will arrive on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT. The half-hour series comes from executive producers Stephen Colbert (The Last Show with Stephen Colbert) and Chris Licht (The Late Show), with R. J. Fried (Problematic with Moshe Kasher) serving as showrunner and executive producer.
The series has Tim Luecke on board as a co-executive producer. Luecke, the artist responsible for the Cartoon Trump and Cartoon Hillary on Colbert’s The Late Show, is also serving as the lead animator. Matt Lappin is a consulting producer.
The comedy series’ first season will consist of 10 episodes, with its first episode earning the prime spot immediately following the season premiere of Homeland. For those who can’t wait to check it out, Showtime will make the first episode available on Sunday, January 28th online and via On Demand.
The Our Cartoon President Plot: This new 10-episode parody will follow the tru-ish misadventures of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and his merry band of advisors and family members. In this parallel cartoon universe, the Commander-in-Chief opens the White House doors for an “all access” look at a typical day in the life of the President of the United States. Our Cartoon President examines the quintessentially Trumpian details of the presidency and his most important relationships, and no one is safe – from his close family and confidants to key political figures from both parties and members of the media.
