Cake | |
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Genre | Psychedelic Anthology series Adult animation |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 47 (+8 specials) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | SLAQR
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Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
Release | |
Original network | FXX |
Original release | September 25, 2019 present | –
Chronology | |
Related shows | Dicktown |
Cake is an American live-action/adult animated anthology television series that premiered on FXX on September 25, 2019. The series features an assortment of short-form comedy.
The second season premiered on March 5, 2020.[1][2] The third season premiered on July 9, 2020.[3] The fourth season premiered on March 11, 2021.[4] The fifth season premiered on September 30, 2021.[5]
The episodes of the series consists of multiple short segments, both live action and animated. Each episode contains a season length "anchor" miniseries with various other shorts filling out the remaining time. The first season has been described by the creator as similar in tone to 500 Days of Summer with the second season having a more traditional comedy vibe. Highlights of the series include "Oh Jerome, No", "Quarter Life Poetry", "Drifters", "Two Pink Doors" "Shark Lords" and "Walt".[6]
Main article: List of Cake (2019 TV series) episodes |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 8[9] | September 25, 2019 | November 13, 2019 | ||
2 | 10[2] | March 5, 2020 | April 30, 2020 | ||
3 | 10[9] | July 9, 2020[9] | September 3, 2020[9] | ||
Specials | 8 | January 2, 2020 | August 27, 2020 | ||
4 | 9[9] | March 11, 2021[9] | April 29, 2021[9] | ||
5 | 10[9] | September 30, 2021[9] | December 9, 2021[9] |
In Canada, instead of airing on the Canadian version of FXX, the first three seasons were released on Disney+ via the Star hub on February 22, 2021.[10] In Latin America, the series was released on Star+ on August 31, 2021.[11] In Australia and New Zealand, the first four seasons are currently available to stream on Disney+.[12] In Denmark, the first four seasons were added to Disney+ on February 23, 2022.[13]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Mamoudou Athie (for "Oh Jerome, No") | Nominated | [14] |
2021 | Annie Awards | Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject | FX Productions and FX (for "The Places Where We Live") | Nominated | [15] |