Limited series · Netflix
The Midnight Gospel
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Duncan Trussell
Clancy (voice)
8 eps
Phil Hendrie
Universe Simulator (voice)
8 eps
Natasha Leggero
Peggy (voice)
1 eps
David Nichtern
His Divine Grace, God's Scientist (voice)
1 eps
Johnny Pemberton
President's Aid (voice)
1 eps
Drew Pinsky
Tiny President (voice)
1 eps
Anne Lamott
Anne Deer Dog (voice)
1 eps
Joey Diaz
Steve the Junkboat Fish (voice)
2 eps
Raghu Markus
Raghu Deer Dog (voice)
1 eps
Christina Pazsitzky
Bobus (voice)
2 eps
Doug Lussenhop
Daniel Hoops (voice)
1 eps
Damien Echols
Darryl the Fish (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Midnight Gospel actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Midnight Gospel reads strongest on Bingeability, World Building and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, Clancy the space caster explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08 · Signature episode
Mouse of Silver
Clancy joins his mother on an emotional journey through the wondrous cycle of birth, life and death.
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
S01E05 · Signature episode
Annihilation of Joy
At a prison for simulated beings suffering from existential dread, Clancy ponders reality as he watches an inmate perish over and over.
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
S01E07 · Signature episode
Turtles of the Eclipse
A boring trip takes a remarkable turn when Clancy accidentally falls into another world - and comes face to face with Death.
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
S01E04 · Signature episode
Blinded By My End
A mishap sends Clancy to a medieval planet, where he rides along with a knight on a mission to avenge her lover's murder.
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Meredith Kecskemety
S01E06 · Signature episode
Vulture With Honor
When his simulator malfunctions, Clancy is forced to face a few real-world problems. Later, he meets a meditation master.
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
S01E03
Hunters Without a Home
Clancy zaps to an underwater planet, where he crosses paths with Darryl, a student of ceremonial magic and the path to enlightenment.
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Taste of the King
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
S01E02
Officers and Wolves
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Brendon Walsh
S01E03
Hunters Without a Home
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
S01E04 · Signature episode
Blinded By My End
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Meredith Kecskemety
S01E05 · Signature episode
Annihilation of Joy
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
S01E06 · Signature episode
Vulture With Honor
- Directed by Pendleton Ward
- Written by Pendleton Ward, Mike L. Mayfield
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Pendleton WardExecutive Producer
- Shannon PrynoskiProducer
- Tony SalamaProducer
- Ben KalinaExecutive Producer
- Antonio CanobbioExecutive Producer
- Duncan TrussellExecutive Producer
Writing
- Pendleton WardWriter
- Meredith KecskemetyWriter
- Brendon WalshWriter
- Mike L. MayfieldWriter
- Duncan TrussellWriter
Direction
- Pendleton WardDirector
Music
- Joe WongOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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