‘Mating Season,’ a new Netflix animated comedy created by the team behind ‘Big Mouth,’ launches with a premise centered on animal sexuality and adult-themed relationship issues. Multiple outlets describe the show as a follow-up that carries the same raunchy, irreverent energy as ‘Big Mouth,’ but transposes it to a woodland setting. The cast includes Nick Kroll as a raccoon named Ray, Zach Woods as a bear named Josh, June Diane Raphael as a deer named Fawn, and Sabrina Jalees as Penelope, a fox. Reports and reviews describe characters pursuing sex, navigating romance and loneliness, and dealing with shame and other emotional fallout that develops alongside their “primal instincts.”
Interviews and reviews also address how the series differentiates itself from ‘Big Mouth.’ IndieWire quotes or discusses Kroll explaining that it is not simply the earlier show “with animals,” even as it uses animal logic and adult conversations to explore similar themes. Reviews across outlets generally agree that the series leans heavily into explicit humor and adult subject matter, while some assessments note it may fall short in delivering as much emotional depth or sweetness as viewers might expect from the ‘Big Mouth’ creative team.
