2021 animated television series
| Tom and Jerry in New York |
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| Based on | |
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| Developed by | Darrell Van Citters |
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| Directed by | Darrell Van Citters |
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| Voices of | |
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| Theme music composer | Scott Bradley |
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| Composers |
- Keith Baxter
- Greg Sims
- Dan Blessinger
- Jim Covell
- Itamar Ben Zimra
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
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| No. of episodes | 13 (52 segments) |
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| Executive producer | Sam Register |
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| Running time | 20–21 minutes (2–5 minutes per segment) |
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| Distributor | WarnerMedia Direct |
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| Original network | HBO Max |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
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| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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| Original release | July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01) –
present |
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| Preceded by | Tom & Jerry
Tom and Jerry Special Shorts |
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| Related shows | Tom and Jerry Time |
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| [hbomax.com Website] |
Tom and Jerry in New York is an American animated television series that premiered on HBO Max on July 1, 2021.[1][2] It is based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and serves as a follow-up series to the film, Tom & Jerry, which was released in cinemas and HBO Max on February 26, 2021.[3][4]
With episodes directed by Darrell Van Citters, the show has the same art style as The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) with the original crew returning along with William Hanna (via archive recordings) as the voices of Tom and Jerry.
Each episode is usually 21 minutes long: the first, second and fourth segments are 5 minutes long and the third segment runs 2 minutes.
It features the cast of William Hanna (archived recordings), Kath Soucie, Joey D'Auria, Rick Zieff and Sam Kwasman.[5][6]
Plot
Set after the events of the live-action/computer animated hybrid film, the series follows Tom and Jerry having new adventures in the Royal Gate Hotel and all over New York City.[5]
Release
The series premiered in the United States on July 1, 2021 on HBO Max.[5][7] In Canada, the series was premiered on September 18, 2021 on Teletoon.[8][9] The second season premiered on November 18.[10]
Internationally, the show is broadcast on Boomerang channels.
The series premiered on December 17, 2021 on HBO Max in Brazil and Latin America and later it will debut on January 6, 2022 on Cartoon Network and January 10, 2022 on Cartoonito.
Production
Development
On October 29, 2019, Tom and Jerry in New York was first shown during WarnerMedia's HBO Max conference demo live-stream event, where it was originally known as Tom and Jerry in the Big City and hidden away under Max Originals, fourth in a row alongside Craftopia, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, and The Fungies!.[11]
On May 28, 2020, on the official WarnerMedia Twitter, the day after the streaming service's launch date, posted a video of current and upcoming content heading to and/or on the site, among the end portion of the video listing next-year Max Originals and squeezed in-between Tig n' Seek and Circe, was Tom and Jerry under a new title of in the Big City.[12]
On June 10, 2021, WarnerMedia officially announced the series with its original title of Tom and Jerry in New York, which premiered on HBO Max starting July 1, 2021.
Renegade Animation's Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postelwaite who produced The Tom and Jerry Show during the last decade have returned in the same roles, with Van Citters also directing again.
