Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
A revival series presenting untold adventures from VHS tapes.
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes is an American animated sitcom revival of J. G. Quintel's Regular Show, premiering globally on Cartoon Network on May 11, 2026. The series follows blue jay Mordecai and raccoon Rigby as park groundskeepers, continuing the surreal adventures of the original show.
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
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
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Premise
The series follows Mordecai and Rigby, two best friends and park groundskeepers who often avoid work to have fun, annoying their boss Benson and delighting park owner Pops. Coworkers include Skips, Muscle Man, and Hi-Five Ghost. Each episode is framed as Pops in the afterlife watching footage from a box of VHS tapes titled "The Lost Tapes," allowing episodes to take place in different time periods of the original series rather than a linear timeline.
Production
Warner Bros. Discovery greenlit the series for two seasons on June 12, 2024, with J. G. Quintel returning as showrunner. Mark Hamill confirmed his return as Skips on September 30, 2024, and much of the original cast, including Quintel, William Salyers, Sam Marin, and Minty Lewis, also returned. Cartoon Network Studios produced the series, with Quintel, Sean Szeles, and Sam Register as executive producers.
Release
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes premiered on Cartoon Network worldwide on May 11, 2026, and aired on YTV in Canada the same day. In the United States, it began streaming on HBO Max and Hulu on June 8, 2026. International streaming platforms include StackTV and Teletoon+ in Canada, Neon in New Zealand, Now in Italy, and Movistar Plus+ in Spain. Chris Gallardo of Tell-Tale TV gave a positive review, noting the humor remained absurd and fast-paced. Sean Isaacs of The Fanboy Factor praised the series for presenting episodes as stories that could have existed alongside the original run. Guy Dolbey of DiscussingFilm rated it 2 out of 5 stars, critiquing it as too familiar and lacking surprises. Wilson Chapman of IndieWire criticized the series for failing to match the original run's quality and for being poorly paced.
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