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The Tick
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Peter Serafinowicz
The Tick
22 eps
Griffin Newman
Arthur Everest
22 eps
Valorie Curry
Dot Everest
22 eps
Brendan Hines
Superian
22 eps
Yara Martinez
Miss Lint
22 eps
Scott Speiser
Overkill
22 eps
Jackie Earle Haley
The Terror
12 eps
Jodie Lynne McClintock
Dr. Paul
1 eps
Mario Bosquez
Reporter
1 eps
Tama Filianga
Pyramid Thug
1 eps
Joe Holt
Det. Green
1 eps
Meredith Forlenza
Det. Brown
1 eps
Brian Dykstra
Det. White
1 eps
Michelle Buteau
Beck
2 eps
Richie Moriarty
Mr. Everest
2 eps
Kyle Catlett
Young Arthur
2 eps
Malachi Weir
Thug #2
2 eps
Nathaniel Beal
Eoh Thug
2 eps
Keet Davis
Thug #4 (uncredited)
2 eps
Michael Cerveris
Ramses IV
5 eps
Ken Marks
Manager
2 eps
Roxana Saberi
Monument Reporter
3 eps
Helen Coxe
Photographer
2 eps
Jacqueline Antaramian
Sonja
2 eps
Dan Castiglione
Bakkup
2 eps
Amy Holmes
News Anchor
5 eps
Bryan Greenberg
Derek
4 eps
Tyler Bunch
Stosh
5 eps
Paul Moon
Khufu
6 eps
Anderson Matthews
TV Show Host
2 eps
Juliet Adair Pritner
General Julie McGinnis
3 eps
John Pirkis
Dr. Karamazov
7 eps
Ryan Woodle
V-L-M
8 eps
Kahlil Ashanti
Goat
8 eps
Teodorina Bello
Ouma
5 eps
Townsend Coleman
Midnight (voice)
4 eps
Dawn McGee
Hannity
4 eps
Matt Gehring
Larry
4 eps
Grant Harrison
Ted
2 eps
Happy Anderson
Donny
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Tick actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Tick reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 22 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201612 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S01E04 Party Crashers
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201910 episodes
7.5IMDbTick and Arthur have freed the City from The Terror - now they must defend it from new villains and old enemies. That is If they can convince AEGIS, the government agency in charge of superhero regulation, that they deserve the job. But now that the City is 'safe enough to protect' Tick and Arthur begin to see they've got competition...
Best episode · S02E10 Choose Love!
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E10
Choose Love!
The Tick, Arthur, Dot, and the rest of the family must battle The Duke and AEGIS itself. Miss Lint reveals her true goal and Superian weighs the pros and cons of accidental genocide.
S02E04
Blood and Cake
A strange bit of information sends Dangerboat in to lockdown. Dot frees Overkill of a burden and joins him on a mission. Meanwhile, Superian takes Arthur's advice - badly.
S02E09
In the Woods
Tick and Arthur join the Flag-5 and undergo initiation with their fellow team members. Walter and Dot throw a wrench into Arthur's dream come true. The Duke makes a deadly move on AEGIS.
S01E05
Fear of Flying
Tick and Dot help Arthur try to control his flyaway supersuit as the Pyramid Gang pursues them. Miss Lint has an unexpected caller.
- Directed by Lev L. Spiro
S01E04
Party Crashers
Tick crashes an Everest family party to convince Arthur's sister Dot of her brother's super-heroic destiny. Another more dangerous party-crasher arrives to threaten Arthur and his family.
S01E06
Rising
Tick and Arthur try to use Ramses to prove that the Terror is alive and run into trouble. Miss Lint takes the advice of an old friend.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E03
Hot Beige!
S02E05
Magic is Real
S02E01
Lesson One: Think Quick!
S02E02
A.E.G.I.S and You
S02E04
Blood and Cake
S02E06
Categorically Speaking
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.
Created by
- Ben EdlundCreator
Executive production
- Peter SerafinowiczProducer
- Barry JosephsonExecutive Producer
- Wally PfisterExecutive Producer
- Barry SonnenfeldExecutive Producer
- Ben EdlundExecutive Producer
- Patrick WarburtonProducer
Writing
- Ben EdlundWriter
Direction
- Wendey StanzlerDirector
- Lev L. SpiroDirector
- Wally PfisterDirector
- Thor FreudenthalDirector
Cinematography
- Bryce FortnerDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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