The Tick (2016)
The Tick is a superhero comedy series based on the comic book created by Ben Edlund, set in a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with no superpowers realizes a supervillain owns his city. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. Accompanied by his sidekick Arthur, the Tick will attempt to remember who he was before he was a hero, and try to make a difference in their corrupt city.
The Tick
- Cast
- Jackie Earle Haley , John Pirkis , Ryan Woodle , Paul Moon , Joshua Schubart , Griffin Newman , Michael Cerveris , Kahlil Ashanti , Peter Serafinowicz , Scott Speiser , Valorie Curry , Yara Martinez
- Release Date
- August 18, 2016
- Seasons
- 2
- Network
- Amazon Prime Video
- Writers
- Ben Edlund
- Directors
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Showrunner
- Ben Edlund
- Story By
- ben edlund
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