Tom and Jerry in New York
Genre	Comedy Slapstick
Based on	Tom and Jerry by William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Developed by	Darrell Van Citters
Directed by	Darrell Van Citters
Voices of	William Hanna Kath Soucie Joey D'Auria Rick Zieff Sam Kwasman
Theme music composer	Scott Bradley
Composers	Keith Baxter Greg Sims Dan Blessinger Jim Covell Itamar Ben Zimra
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	13 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producer	Sam Register
Producers	Ashley Postelwaite Darrell Van Citters Kimberly S. Moreau
Running time	20–21 minutes (2–5 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Turner Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor	Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment
Release
Original network	HBO Max
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01) – present
Chronology
Preceded by	The Tom and Jerry Show (2014–21) Tom and Jerry Special Shorts (2021)

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]

Voice cast

• William Hanna and Rich Danhakl as:
  • Tom Cat, a variously depicted as an adult house cat doing his job, and a victim of Jerry's blackmail attempts, sometimes within the same short.^[a]
  • Jerry Mouse, a young mouse who lives in the same house as Tom's owners, allowing chaos and destruction to ensue while he and Tom fight.
• Kath Soucie as Tuffy Mouse: The little, blue/gray, nappy-wearing orphan mouse who is Jerry's ward.
• Joey D'Auria as Butch Cat: A black alley cat who is the leader of the alley cat bullies who are usually friends with Tom and help him catch Jerry.
• Rick Zieff as Spike Bulldog: An English Bulldog is generally friendly and amiable, and a loving father to his son Tyke.
• Sam Kwasman as Quacker: A little duckling who is very trusting, even trusting Tom in many situations in which Tom wishes to eat him.
• Rachael MacFarlane as Toodles Galore (credited as Toots), Gwennie, Riva McDiva
• Grey Griffin as Female Zoo Patron, Pigeon, Zoo Announcer
• Stephen Stanton as Concierge, Taxi Driver, Chameleon Owner, Shopkeeper, Hot Dog Vendor, Store Announcer
• Diane Michelle as Old Lady, Mrs. Vandarkashian
• Flula Borg as Gunnar
• Leslie David Baker as Mr. Piper
• Brian T. Delaney as Chapman, Zoo Guard
• Kimberly Brooks as Lt. General Mother
• Regi Davis as Sgt. Clayton T. McTabby, Ambassador's Husband
• Kurt Kanazawa as Digital Translator, Announcer
• Daniel Ross as Jimmy
• Laraine Newman as Rosie
• Kari Wahlgren as Mom
• Dee Bradley Baker as Pedestrian
• Chris Edgerly as Rolf, Rudy
• Trevor Devall as Tom's double
• Katie Leigh as Dowager, Young Girl
• Carlos Alazraqui as Robber
• Sandy Fox as Bird vocalizations

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2021)

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 premiered on January 6, 2022 on Cartoon Network and January 10, 2022 on Cartoonito. It came in India also on March 19, 2022 on Cartoon Network.

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.