Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2019 Animated Series)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2019 Animated Series based on the Book Series And Film Franchise of the same name. It premiered on February 6, 2019.

Plot
Set after the events of “The Long Haul”, The series explores the socially awkward and often embarrassing exploits of Greg Heffley and his naive best friend Rowley Jefferson. Whether they’re trying win over the affection of a girl or auditioning for a comedy club, you can always expect their plans to go horribly wrong, with Greg’s narcissistic ego and Rowley’s happy idiocy providing plenty of laughs along the way. Also appearing are Greg‘s strange family members (minus Frank) and local weirdo Fregley.

Main

 * Nicholas Cantu as Greg Heffley, a long-suffering middle-schooler who narcissistically believes he will become rich and famous one day and will be able to ditch his friends and family, who he calls “losers”.
 * Jacob Tremblay as Rowley Jefferson, Greg’s childlike best friend who is not brighter then him, but much more sensible then him.
 * Justin Long as Rodrick Heffley, Greg’s older brother and frontman of garage band Löded Diper.
 * Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley, Greg’s no nonsense father and the family’s straight man.
 * Racheal Harris as Susan Heffley, Greg’s Mother Who has unpopular views on society and often unintentionally embarrasses him.
 * Grey Delisle as Manny Heffley, Greg’s overprotected little brother who doesn’t really care for Greg’s behavior.
 * Sarah Silverman as Fregley, a kid more sensible then Greg, even though he’s incredibly strange.

Recurring

 * Peyton List as Holly Hills, Greg’s crush who she never notices.

Production
According to a teaser trailer released on YouTube and in movie theaters on August 30, Patrick Dempster, a former writer and storyboard artist for Clarence and Adventure Time, offered to salvage the DOAWK media franchise with an animated series after The Long Haul’s poor critical reception. FOX agreed, and he put together a team with DOAWK created Jeff Kinney and first film director Thor Freudenthal. Basing the show heavily off the first film, the crew made sure it would be enjoyable.