Smiling Friends Releases New Art for Summer Special

It might be a while before Smiling Friends returns for its full second season, but the series is hyping the upcoming premiere of its new special episode this Summer with some special new art! Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel’s original animated series has been dominating the conversation among fans ever since it surprisingly debuted its entire first season over a single evening with Adult Swim earlier this year, and now there’s a huge amount of anticipation for the second season. But thankfully it won’t be that long before we get to see some new material from Pim, Charlie and the other Smiling Friends.

This new special episode will be taking place in between the events of the first and second seasons of the series as Pim, Charlie, Alan and Glep prepare to enjoy some vacation time in Brazil, and with the new episode being a major pillar during the Adult Swim Festival this weekend, the franchise had a big showing. Not only did Smiling Friends have a special panel for the episode during the festival, but it also released some special new art through Adult Swim’s official Instagram page. You can check it out below as spotted by @Swimpedia on Twitter: 

“The Smiling Friends Go to Brazil” is set to premiere on Adult Swim tonight, Saturday, August 6th at 11:30PM EST. It will be streaming with HBO Max the very next day if you’re not able to catch it as it goes live, however, and Adult Swim describes the special episode as such, “The Smiling Friends finally get to relax in a beautiful Brazilian beach town; Pim works on his novel; Charlie binges a load of torrent shows on his portable hard drive; Alan and Glep enjoy some long-awaited chill-out time at the beach.” 

If you wanted to catch Smiling Friends‘ episodes so far, you can now find the animated series streaming with HBO Max and airing on Adult Swim on various evenings. The series is officially described as such, “Smiling Friends follows the employees of a small company dedicated to bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world. The quarter-hour animated series is co-created by Michael Cusack (YOLO: Crystal Fantasy) and Zach Hadel (Hellbenders) and animated by Princess Bento Studio.”

Will you be checking out Smiling Friends‘ new Summer special? How did you like the first season of the series released earlier this year? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!