Green Eggs and Ham is an American animated comedy adventure web television series loosely based on the 1960 Dr. Seuss book of the same title. It premiered on November 8, 2019 on Netflix. The series has received critical acclaim for its animation, humor, story and voice acting. In December 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which will be titled Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving.
Premise
Sam rescues the rare Chickeraffe from a zoo saying he intends to return it to its natural habitat. After he accidentally swaps his briefcase, containing the Chickeraffe, for that of failed inventor Guy, Sam and Guy end up on an adventure with EB, a girl who wants to adopt the Chickeraffe as a pet, and EB's overprotective mother Michellee, who is also a romantic interest for Guy. The four are pursued by a wealthy, arrogant poacher and collector, Snerz, who wants to claim the Chickeraffe as a trophy; two mysterious "B.A.D.G.U.Y.S." named McWinkle and Gluntz; and Snerz's bounty hunter Goat.
Voice cast
Michael Douglas as Guy, a cantankerous, sardonic failed inventor who dislikes green eggs and ham, despite never having eaten them.
Adam DeVine as Sam, a happy-go-lucky enthusiast of green eggs and ham.
Keegan-Michael Key as the Narrator.
Eddie Izzard as Hervnick Z. Snerz, an arrogant businessman who wants to capture the chickeraffe.
Jeffrey Wright as McWinkle, a deadly serious member of B.A.D.G.U.Y.S.
Jillian Bell as Gluntz, McWinkle's optimistic and easily excited rookie.
Ilana Glazer as E.B., a good-hearted, adventurous girl and Michellee's daughter.
John Turturro as Goat, a ruthless bounty hunter sent by Snerz.
Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Jenkins, an energetic Chickeraffe who Guy and Sam protect.
Fred Tatasciore as Yes-Man, Snerz's sniveling assistant.
Tracy Morgan as Michael, an eccentric fox who's obsessed with green eggs and has a crush on a green chicken named Sandra.
Daveed Diggs as Squeaky, an imprisoned mouse who himself is a parody of the character "Jean Valjean" from Les Misérables.
Billy Eichner as Mr. Bigman, McWinkle and Gluntz's boss.
David Kaye as Crony 1
Nika Futterman as Crony 2
Keith Ferguson as Crony 3,
Production
Development
On April 29, 2015, Netflix announced it had given the production a series order consisting of thirteen episodes. At the same time, Deadline reported that production on the series will take three years and is expected to be the most expensiveanimated program to make with each episode costing five to six million dollars. Production companies involved in the series include Warner Bros. Animation, A Very Good Production, A Stern Talking To and Gulfstream Television. The series was originally slated to premiere in the fall of 2018 before receiving its fall 2019 premiere window. On December 20, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. Animated by Chromosphere Studio, Deluxe Animation Studios, Folimage, Snipple Animation Studios, Tonic DNA and Yowza! Animation.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 8.46/10, based on 8 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Critics love its animation, the way it plays with expectations. With goofy jokes and surprising wham, you may just love Green Eggs and Ham." Metacritic assigned the series a score of 89 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".
