Birdgirl (TV series)


 * This article is about the TV series. For the character, see Birdgirl.

Birdgirl is an American adult animated superhero/legal spoof TV series produced by Bedford Avenue and Williams Street for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. It began in 2021. It is a spin-off of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, which itself is a spin-off parody of Hanna-Barbera's Birdman.

Judy Ken Sebben must reprioritize her life as a superhero when she is named CEO of her late father's company. But as Judy learns of its dark secrets, she realizes that her alter ego of Birdgirl is still needed more than ever. In undoing the crimes her own father committed and combating other emerging threats of rivals, Birdgirl is aided by an all-new crack team, the Birdteam, in fact, which includes Meredith the Mindtaker, Strongarm, the Feels, the Big Ten, and Birdcat.

Development
On May 9, 2019, it was announced that Adult Swim gave a series order for Birdgirl, with Paget Brewster reprising her role as Birdgirl from Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Micheal Ouweleen and Erik Richter, through ME Productions, created the series and would executive produce, Awesome Inc. would animate, Susan Shipsky would produce, and Rich Ferguson-Hull would direct. The Cartoon Network, Inc., trademarked the name "Adult Swim Birdgirl," and the series logo on January 16, 2020, which was filed by trademark correspondent, Jeanene L. Jobst. The first trailer was launched on March 16, 2021.

On February 9, 2022, Adult Swim officially announced a second season, with Global Mechanic handling animation.

Casting
The rest of the cast were revealed in March 2021, which included Rob Delaney, Sonia Denis, Kether Donohue, John Doman, Negin Farsad, Tony Hale, and River L. Ramirez (formerly Lorelei Ramirez), although oddly their characters weren't named.

On October 5, 2021, Donohue posted a since deleted Instagram pos, that she was recording for a second season of Birdgirl.

Music
The theme song was performed by Leikeli47 and Michael Barney. The music was composed by Michael Kohler at Bluetube, although he's not expressly credited as such. Instead, he's credited for dialogue and other sound edits.

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 * Opening theme song lyrics:

Who's the girl that saves the world?

Hey!

Birdgirl's fanfare

Birdgirl!

Hey!
 * Closing theme song lyrics

Who's the girl that saves the world?

Birdgirl!

Wins a fight, unique like pearls

Birdgirl!

Who's the one they can't defeat!

Hey!

Birdgirl!

Ultra fierce and that's all you need

Hey!

Birdgirl!

Birdgirl's fanfare

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: April 5, 2021 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
 * United Kingdom & Ireland: June 21, 2021 on E4

Cast

 * Paget Brewster as Birdgirl/Judy Ken Sebben
 * Rob Delaney as Brian O'Brien
 * Sonia Denis as Big Ten/Evie
 * Kether Donahue as Gillian Sans
 * John Doman as Dog with Bucket Hat
 * Negin Farsad as Meredith the Mindtaker/Meredith
 * Tony Hale as The Feels/Paul
 * River L. Ramirez (formerly credited as Lorelei Ramirez in season 1) as Strongarm/Charlie
 * Julie Dove as Jessica