Dream Corp LLC
Dream Corp LLC | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Daniel Stessen |
Directed by | Daniel Stessen |
Starring | Jon Gries Nick Rutherford |
Composer | Chad VanGaalen |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Stoeps Langensteiner |
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Network | Adult Swim |
Release | October 23, 2016 Template:Present | –
Dream Corp LLC is an American comedy television series created by Daniel Stessen for Adult Swim. Dream Corp LLC is an absurd workplace comedy set in a neglected dream therapy facility. A rotating cast of desperate patients have their dreams recorded and analyzed by Dr Roberts (Jon Gries) and his unremarkable staff. The series is the first on Adult Swim to use rotoscoping. It premiered on October 23, 2016.[1]
Plot
Dream Corp LLC is an absurd workplace comedy series set in a neglected dream therapy facility. A rotating cast of desperate patients have their dreams recorded and analyzed by Dr Roberts and his unremarkable staff.[2]
Cast
- Jon Gries as Dr Roberts
- Stephanie Allynne as Joey
- Ahmed Bharoocha as Ahmed
- Mark Proksch as Randy Blink
- Stephen Merchant as T.E.R.R.Y.
- Nick Rutherford as Patient 88
Production
Billed as a comedy, Dream Corp LLC was created by Daniel Stessen,[2] known for writing and directing The Gold Sparrow, an animated short film released in 2013. Adult Swim commissioned a pilot based on Stessen's original idea for the series in May 2014,[3] ahead of the network's upfront.[4] The series is produced by Williams Street.[5] Dream Corp LLC was ordered for a full season in November 2015,[2] and the network made mention of the series in their 2016 upfront.[6]
The series is the first on Adult Swim to use rotoscoping to achieve animation; this technique entails drawing over live-action footage.[5] This process was used for Stessen's short film and the pilot for Dream Corp LLC.[7] [3] Reclusive animator and songwriter Chad VanGaalen was brought on board to provide musical score for the show and also designed "T.E.R.R.Y." the office robot.[8]
The trailer for the series was released on October 5, 2016.[9]
Season 2 is set to premiere on October 21st, 2018.
Episodes
Season 1
No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Daniel Stessen | October 23, 2016 | 101 | 0.859[10] |
Patient 88 visits Dream Corp to cure his romantic problems under the supervision of Dr. Roberts and his questionable staff. 88's card gets declined. | |||||
2 | "The Smoking Nun" | Nick Rutherford | October 30, 2016 | 102 | 0.930[11] |
Patient 54 is an elderly client who is trying to quit smoking. She leaves Dream Corp a new woman. 88 gets stabbed in the neck. | |||||
3 | "The Predator" | Christopher Roe | November 6, 2016 | 103 | 1.013[12] |
Patients 86 and 103 confront their biggest fears and relationship phobias with help from The Predator. Randy loses a limb. | |||||
4 | "Tijuana Zebra" | Daniel Stessen | November 13, 2016 | 104 | 0.805[13] |
T.E.R.R.Y. the robot turns 21 and feels outdated. The staff joins forces to cure T.E.R.R.Y.'s depression and help him find the meaning of life. | |||||
5 | "You Down with OCD?" | Daniel Stessen | November 20, 2016 | 105 | 0.931[14] |
Patient 46 suffers from severe OCD and is a rare case even for Dr. Roberts. The staff gears up to find her when she suddenly goes missing. T.E.R.R.Y. and 88 compete for her affection. | |||||
6 | "The Leak" | Daniel Stessen | November 27, 2016 | 106 | 0.836[15] |
Disaster strikes at Dream Corp LLC when a leak causes the staff to evacuate during routine dream maintenance. Joey sheds her innocent self after being left behind in the dream world by Dr. Roberts. |
Season 2
On March 2, 2017, Stessen announced on the Adult Swim Development Meeting stream that he had begun the writing stages for Season 2, which was expected to premiere in the fall.[16]
After that Adult Swim delayed the release, until they announced that Season 2 will be released in October of 2018. The titles of Season 2's episodes without any images or further information appears on IMDB.[17]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ "John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant's 'Dream Corp LLC' Premieres October 23rd on Adult Swim". Splitsider. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c Stanhope, Kate (November 17, 2015). "John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant Animated Comedy Picked Up to Series at Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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- Lincoln, Ross A. (November 17, 2015). "Adult Swim Greenlights Animated Comedy Dream Corp, LLC From Office Workers". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Chad VanGaalen Instagram". Instagram. October 5, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ "Dream Corp LLC Trailer". YouTube. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 25, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' premiere kills it with second-highest ratings ever". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 1, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' takes a bigger-than-usual hit in episode 2". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 8, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Walking Dead' down but stays on top, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' returns lower". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 15, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' ticks up as 'Walking Dead' slips a little more". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 22, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Librarians' returns slightly lower, 'Walking Dead' dips a bit more". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 30, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' hits a 4-year low". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Adult Swim Development Meeting". adult swim. March 2, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5475704/episodes?season=2&ref_=ttep_ep_sn_nx.
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