

The first season was released on February 18, 2022, and consisted of twelve episodes.
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The series was first revealed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2020, with the announcement that the show's music would be composed by Ego Plum. In an effort to meet streaming series deadlines, the show's production crew were unable to utilize hand-drawn animation like in the game, instead choosing to use puppet-based methods while also putting in various elements to match the 1930s rubber hose style. The series is animated by Lighthouse Studios, a Kilkenny-based division between Mercury Filmworks and Cartoon Saloon, and stop motion animation was provided by Screen Novelties. Clay Morrow and Adam Paloian are supervising directors. Kettler from King Features Syndicate, Dave Wasson, and co-executive produced by Cosmo Segurson. Chad and Jared Moldenhauer from Studio MDHR are executive producers, along with C.J. In July 2019, it was announced that Netflix had green-lit the series. Cosmo Segurson as Porkrind and Elephant.While the series is mainly episodic, one recurring plot is the Devil hunting Cuphead for his soul, as he believes it is rightfully his after Cuphead lost a soul-harvesting game called "Soul Ball," only to be always foiled by Cuphead and Mugman. The brothers' stories often center around them trying to find their way out of various issues, occasionally meeting and interacting with characters from its video game source material.

Set in the 1930s-style world of the Inkwell Isles, The Cuphead Show! follows the misadventures of Cuphead and Mugman, a pair of anthropomorphic cup brothers who live with their elderly grandfather and caretaker, Elder Kettle, in a teapot-shaped cottage. The second season was released on August 19, 2022, followed, soon after, by the third season released on November 18, 2022. The series was released worldwide on February 18, 2022, to generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its animation, voice acting, music, humor, and tone, but some felt it lacked in substance, with the episodes' plots being criticized for being "too fragmented" and "often repetitive". Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, the creators of Cuphead, serve as executive producers, along with Wasson and CJ Kettler from King Features Syndicate, and Cosmo Segurson serving as co-executive producer. The Cuphead Show! is an animated slapstick comedy streaming television series developed by Dave Wasson for Netflix, loosely based on the 2017 Canadian video game Cuphead by Studio MDHR.
