Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
A revival series framed as lost VHS tapes from the afterlife.
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It revives Quintel's earlier series Regular Show (2010–2017) and premiered worldwide on May 11, 2026. The show centers on the daily lives of Mordecai, a blue jay, and Rigby, a raccoon, who work as groundskeepers at a local park. Their coworkers include Benson, a grumpy but well-meaning gumball machine who manages the park; Pops, the childlike, lollipop-shaped owner; and fellow employees Skips (a yeti), Muscle Man, and Hi-Five Ghost.
The premise follows Mordecai (voiced by Quintel) and Rigby (William Salyers) as they avoid work to have fun, irritating their boss Benson (Sam Marin) and delighting Pops (also Marin). Other voices include Mark Hamill as Skips, Marin as Muscle Man, and Quintel as Hi-Five Ghost. Each episode presents a new set of surreal situations at the park, framed as untold adventures from a box of VHS tapes Pops discovered in the afterlife, following the original series' finale. This framing device allows episodes to take place in different time periods of the original show rather than following a linear timeline.
Production began when Warner Bros. Discovery greenlit the series for two seasons on June 12, 2024, with Quintel returning as showrunner. Mark Hamill confirmed his return as Skips on September 30, 2024, and most of the original cast—including Quintel, Salyers, Marin, and Minty Lewis—rejoined. Cartoon Network Studios produces the series, with Quintel and Sean Szeles as executive producers alongside studio president Sam Register.
The series premiered globally on Cartoon Network on May 11, 2026, and aired on YTV in Canada the same day. It streams on HBO Max and Hulu in the United States starting June 8, 2026, and internationally on StackTV and Teletoon+ in Canada, Neon in New Zealand, Now in Italy, and Movistar Plus+ in Spain.
Critical reception was mixed.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Action adventure / Animated sitcom / Science fantasy / Surreal comedy / Black comedy / Comedy drama
- Creator
- J. G. Quintel
- Voices
- J. G. Quintel / William Salyers / Sam Marin / Mark Hamill
- Composer
- Mark Mothersbaugh / John Enroth / Albert Fox
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Num Seasons
- 1
- Num Episodes
- 10
- List Episodes
- List of Regular Show episodes#Regular Show: The Lost Tapes (2026)
- Executive Producer
- J. G. Quintel / Sean Szeles / Sam Register
- Producer
- Ryan Slater
- Runtime
- 11–22 minutes
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Lore & Background
The series is a revival of Regular Show (2010–2017) and premiered globally on Cartoon Network on May 11, 2026. It was greenlit for two seasons on June 12, 2024, with J. G. Quintel returning as showrunner. Much of the original cast reprised their roles, including Quintel, William Salyers, Sam Marin, and Minty Lewis. Mark Hamill confirmed his return as Skips on September 30, 2024.
The show uses a framing device revealed in the first episode: Pops, in the afterlife following the events of the original series finale, watches untold adventures from a box of VHS tapes titled 'The Lost Tapes.' This allows episodes to take place in different time periods of the original series rather than following a linear timeline.
The series is produced by Cartoon Network Studios, with Quintel and Sean Szeles returning as executive producers alongside studio president Sam Register. It streams on HBO Max and Hulu in the United States starting June 8, 2026, and on various platforms internationally.
Reader's Guide
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes represents a continuation of the surreal, absurdist humor that defined the original series. Its framing device—presenting episodes as lost VHS tapes viewed by Pops in the afterlife—allows for non-linear storytelling that can slot into any era of the original run. Critical reception was mixed: some reviewers praised the retention of the original's absurd energy and format, while others criticized it as too familiar, lacking surprises, and poorly paced. The series is significant as a revival that attempts to recapture the original's charm while offering a structural twist. Its legacy will likely be measured by how well it balances nostalgia with fresh material, given the divided critical response.
Did You Know?
- Mark Hamill confirmed he would reprise his role as Skips on September 30, 2024.
- Every episode is framed as footage from a box of VHS tapes titled 'The Lost Tapes' found by Pops in the afterlife.
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