Psi Cops
Two moronic detectives solve supernatural mysteries.
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Psi Cops is a Canadian adult animated television series that premiered on Adult Swim in Canada on June 5, 2023. Created by and starring Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen, the series follows Kydd and Felixx, the top detectives at the paranormal investigation agency Psi Cops, who solve supernatural mysteries despite their overall incompetence. It is the first original series made for Adult Swim in Canada, as all previous originals were made for either Teletoon at Night or Télétoon la nuit. The series is produced by Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, Skybound Galactic and Oddfellows Labs in association with Corus Entertainment, with animation services provided by Smiley Guy Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
Production
The series originated after Skybound Entertainment CEO David Alpert discovered the web series World Doctors and asked its creators for a genre version. Bart Batchelor and Chris Nielsen pitched several ideas before settling on a concept described as The X-Files' Mulder and Scully replaced with two morons.
Batchelor noted that six years passed from those initial pitches to the official greenlight from Corus Entertainment. Scripts for each 11-minute episode could reach 45 pages before being trimmed to about 26 or 27 pages. Animation was handled by Smiley Guy Studios in Toronto, combining Daz 3D, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Animate to render 3D models on a 2D plane that could convert to full 3D for action sequences.
Broadcast
Psi Cops debuted on Adult Swim in Canada on June 4, 2023, with two back-to-back episodes at 12:30 a.m. ET, and was also available on the Global app and StackTV on Amazon Prime Video.
It aired on Télétoon la nuit under the title Psi Cops: Escouade Paranormale. In the United States, it first appeared on YouTube's Throwback Toons channel before premiering on Adult Swim on July 8, 2024. The series was released on Sony Liv in India and later licensed to the Animation+ FAST Channel.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of Psi Cops are there?
Psi Cops has 24 episodes across 1 season.
When did Psi Cops end?
Psi Cops last aired on 28 August 2023.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Psi Cops (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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