New Tick Trailer Released

The Tick is coming back to Amazon, the as the trailer shows, the stakes just got a lot more real.

That’s because his best pal and sidekick Arthur has been captured, and is now in the hands of the frightening (and surprisingly skilled drummer) The Terror. The Tick will have to join forces with some of Arthur’s friends to rescue him, and hopefully, Arthur can use that time to work on his heroic banter.

You can view the new trailer above.

As fans learned through the first few episodes, The Tick isn’t afraid to make fun of itself, as well as superhero culture as a whole. That is especially true of Peter Serafinowicz and Jackie Earle Haley, the latter of which plays the main antagonist of the series.

“It’s definitely a parody, a comic book parody,” Haley told ComicBook.com. “But it’s really grounded. And I think Arthur and Dot [Valorie Curry] really help ground it. They’re the most real. It’s not to say there’s a lot of funny stuff still going on. My character is just evil incarnate, period… We’re trying to own everything and play everything in such a way that I think we really earn the laughs and the grounding earns the ability for the Tick to be super funny and super ridiculous, but like he said he also has this heart.”

There’s an innocence in Tick’s character that allows the viewer to simply absorb all odd things he does, which is part of the character’s charm. “He’s the epitome of the perfect superhero,” Haley said. “He doesn’t have this dark backstory that he’s dealing with. He’s actually trying to figure out who the heck he is. And all of his intentions are always the right, perfect intentions. And he’s helping Arthur figure out who he is, and Arthur’s helping him figure out who he is.”

The Tick stands in stark contrast to many of the current superhero shows on the market, mirroring classic heroes of the past with a fresh coat of paint.

“It’s got a lot of heart,” Serafinowicz said. “It does things that haven’t been fashionable, it’s got a sweetness about it. Also, the Tick, my character, has got a superhero that is so pure and old-fashioned that seems to not be in vogue that much anymore. A bit like how Christopher Reeve’s Superman was or Adam West’s Batman. It’s got a straightforwardness to it.”

New episodes of The Tick hit Amazon Prime on February 23, 2018.