Just days after pulling the plug on one adult animated comedy, Netflix is already betting on another. Netflix has ordered a new adult animated series set in a big box store, expanding its animation slate amid recent cancellations.
Netflix greenlights new adult animated comedy
Netflix has ordered adult animated comedy series Dealies from Joe Bennett, Ted Travelstead, and Green Street Pictures, Deadline reported. The streaming giant greenlit the show just days after canceling another adult animated series, Strip Law, after one season. The new series joins Netflix’s expanding adult animation slate at a pivotal moment for the genre.
Dealies centers on the eccentric staff of a big box store. Per the official logline, the characters include “a savant salesman, a gentle gladiator, a quiet virtuoso, a summoner of the divine, and the poor soul who hired them.” The logline further describes the employees as “masters of the delicate alchemy of trade” and “prophets of enterprise.”
Bennett and Travelstead serve as showrunners, writers, and executive producers on the project. Meanwhile, Lisa Mierke, Alex Plapinger, James Merrill, Sean Buckelew, and Benjy Brooke also executive produce. Additionally, Green Street Pictures, the studio behind Common Side Effects and Scavenger’s Reign, serves as the production studio.
The series joins Netflix’s growing adult animated comedy lineup alongside Mating Season and Alley Cats. Furthermore, second seasons of Haunted Hotel and Long Story Short also remain part of that slate. As a result, Netflix continues investing heavily in the adult animation space despite recent cancellations.
The Strip Law cancellation arrived just days before the Dealies announcement. Creator Cullen Crawford confirmed Netflix’s decision on Bluesky, stating he “really can’t be anything but grateful.” The Adam Scott-led series had earned a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Crawford also revealed a hidden detail about the show’s credits sequence involving Scott’s character. Strip Law now joins other one-season Netflix animated cancellations including Mulligan, Agent Elvis, and Q-Force.
