Purrfect Apawcalypse

Purrfect Apawcalypse is an American adult animated horror drama created by Horizon Animation Studios co-founder Denise Truong and developed by Jordan Peele and Lisa Hanawalt for Cartoon Network's nighttime Adult Swim programming block. It follows a group of dogs from Hachiko High School finding themselves in a world like theirs, fighting ghosts, zombies, and demons, while finding the person who brought them here in the first place.

Tara Strong voices the protagonist Olive, with Charlene Yi, Stephen Amell, Wayne Brady, Dove Cameron, Robert Sheehan and Zach Woods playing the rest of Olive's friends. The show originated from some visual novel/interactive fiction games of the same name by Truong and her friend Andrew Schneider, released for itch.io in 2019 and 2020, where it got the attention of Peele and Hanawalt. The show received critical acclaim for it's characters, world building, action, and humor.

Synopsis
Olive Higgins, a shy and insecure little puppy, is starting her first year of high school, and not in a good way. She faces bullies on her way to class, laughing at her for being some sort of freak. However, as she sits down in her homeroom, crying, she hears screams coming from the hallway and people being sliced. A ghost then appears in the room and murders everyone, but not Olive, who passes out at the right moment when the ghost attacks. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a room full of dead dogs, and doesn't know what to do. However, in an act of self-confidence, she, along with Brownie, the snack loving corgi, Sparky, the sporty husky, and Volt, the rebellious shepherd, get out of the school before the ghosts kill them, only to find out that their world had been turned into a wasteland, with nothing but ghosts and demons roaming around the place. Now, the team has one mission: survive the wasteland before they get turned into chopped dog, and find the mysterious person who is behind the apocalypse, all while reviving dogs, finding a mysterious killer, and befriending cats.

Main characters

 * Olive Higgins (voiced by Tara Strong)-A socially awkward mutt who is easily flustered and speaks with a stutter that is exacerbated by their emotional state. They often try to lighten the mood with harmless jokes and puns, and is very much a puppy-pleaser. They truly love and care about everyone, and when they are wronged, they're more disappointed than angry.
 * Brownie Pembroke (voiced by Haley Tju)-A jokester corgi of the group who makes friends easily and is immediately attracted to anyone who's super fun, cool and unabashedly full of themselves. She often offends sensitive people and only occasionally puts in the effort to be more tactful. In spite of her impulsiveness she's somewhat of a voice of reason for her friends, prioritizing action over feelings.
 * Sparky Fritz (voiced by Stephen Amell)-The sporty husky who likes everything sports, like ultimate frisbee, hockey, soccer, baseball, and sports in general. Although, he seems tough and strong, on the inside, he's actually a huge softie who cares about everyone close to him. His hockey stick helps protect him from any danger, especially when demons come.
 * Volt Steiner (voiced by KJ Apa)-Frivolous and friend-oriented, this shepherd is always thinking about what to do for fun and feels that making noise with friends is his purpose in life. However, he's quite short-tempered and is occasionally scolded by the teacher for fighting. At that time, most of them are driven by a sense of justice and attack the opponent.
 * Patches Ito (voiced by Robert Sheehan)-Patches is a charming and polite dalmatian who seems to care about others, but he shows his true colors as a vengeful and spiteful dog. He takes whatever love he can get and lashes out at anyone who fails to serve him.
 * Coco Grimalkin (voiced by Dove Cameron)-Born into a family of magic, Coco is a loud and angry cat. She takes her work very seriously and is so goal oriented that she can forget things like friends or morals. Stress fuels her but too much of it can cause her to break down.
 * Angel Grimalkin (voiced by Zach Woods)-Coco's younger brother, Angel is the opposite of Coco, being a quiet and shy cat.
 * Ginger Claret (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld)-Ginger is quiet, shy and lacks confidence. She relies on the love of others to feel whole and fulfilled.
 * Miles Kahler (voiced by Bex Taylor-Klaus)-
 * Daisy Brooks (voiced by Mandy Moore)-
 * Oscar Eastburn (voiced by Josh Brener)-

Supporting

 * Duke Higgins (voiced by Alex Wolff)-The older brother of Olive, this mutt took a job at Primal Labs in Snowfield, after he graduated at Hachiko High School, before Olive arrived there. After the attack on Canine Falls, he decides to retire from Primal and move back to the city so he can be closer with Olive and her friends.
 * Levi Higgins (voiced by Caleb McLaughlin)-
 * Rex Winstead (voiced by Shea Whigham)-
 * Lancelot Grimalkin (voiced by Simon Pegg)-The caretaker
 * Misty Higgins (voiced by Elisabeth Moss)-Olive's caring mother who has an alcohol problem.
 * Cascade Higgins (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key)-Father of Oliver
 * Asmodeus (voiced by Steven Yeun)-A lost soul in Infurno who died in a freak accident a few years ago, who escaped the place to be with the dog world again, and acts as a guardian to Olive.

Bone Rebellion

 * Grayson Novak (voiced by Will Arnett)-
 * Hazel Levine (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)-
 * Dosei Thatcher (voiced by Katherine Langford)-
 * Tomoka Rawfield (voiced by Randall Park)-Tomoka is a "trans species" that thinks of itself as a cat and is a game loving Samoyed dog. He thinks he's a cat and has an excessive fear of dogs.
 * Cookie Bardot (voiced by Amy Sedaris)-
 * Snowy Madison (voiced by Betty Gabriel)-

Hachiko High School

 * Doug Pugg (voiced by Gregg Berger)-A bit of a slacker, Doug is your standard, middle of the road pug.
 * Luna Puddleton (voiced by Mae Whitman)-Luna is kind and over-achieving. She greatly values law and order, which explains her interest in being the President of Hachiko High's Literature Club. In spite of her goal-orientedness, she prioritizes the feelings of others and is quick to apologize if she feels she might've overstepped in some way.[[
 * Holly Melita (voiced by Kimiko Glenn)-This no-nonsense and kind of snarky shih tzu is a member of Hachiko High's Literature Club and is encouraged by Luna to attend the Literature period along with every other member of the club.
 * Rover Jackson (voiced by Tom Holland)-A jack russell terrier
 * Noel Arenberg (voiced by Andrea Libman)-Noel is an elegant and ladylike papillion with aristocratic blood. She inwardly yearns for thrilling adventures and seeks exciting happenings. She's very intelligent, but somewhat lacking in determination.
 * Sora Aykroyd (voiced by Joel McHale)-The serious akita who values discipline yet takes pride in being a student at Hachiko, Sora's always trying to act like a role model. He's quite gullible and fails every time he tries to caution a student who does not follow discipline.

Kemono Woods

 * Whiskers Wichien (voiced by John Oliver)-Part of the Elite Magic Club, Whiskers frequently expresses his massive crush on Angel and his hatred for dogs, yet fails to notice Angel's sudden change of behaviour (ironically as a result of him being possessed by Patches).
 * Mittens Wichien (voiced by Sonoya Mizuno)-This cat is highly composed and cunning. They have no qualms about manipulating or hurting others (especially dogs). They value familial relations and status over all. However, they also value truth and honesty, one of their potentially stronger traits.
 * Felix Munch (voiced by Tom Kenny)-Felix is terrified of just about everything, especially dogs. He speaks with an intense stutter, just like Olive.
 * Tigger Sugden (voiced by Rachel Bloom)-An outgoing and arrogant toyger, Tigger is a bodybuilder and is known for her athletic purrowess across Kemono.
 * Velvet Graham (voiced by Lucy Hale)-
 * Jaxson Yui (voiced by Lakeith Stanfield)-

Infurno

 * Nyx (voiced by Adam Scott)-
 * Medusa (voiced by Maya Rudolph)-
 * Daemon (voiced by Tye Sheridan)-
 * Kaige (voiced by Patton Oswalt)-One of the demons hired by Bapawmet to kill Patches along with both Lynk and Caim.
 * Lynk (voiced by Ben Schwartz)-Replusive and appalling, Lynk is hired by Bapawmet to kill Patches because of his misdemeanor.
 * Caim (voiced by Norman Reedus)-
 * Bapawmet (voiced by Keith David)-The repulsive king of Infurno who loves to watch dogs die.

Pawardise

 * Raph (voiced by David Harbour)-A knight hired by Ariel to protect Pawardise from any harm.
 * Gabe (voiced by John Cho)-
 * Salem (voiced by Khary Payton)-
 * Halo (voiced by Chris Parnell)-The assistant of the queen of Pawardise.
 * Ariel (voiced by Samara Weaving)-Queen of Pawardise who forsees all souls who pass through the gates

Production
In June 28, 2032, Daybreak Entertainment was announced to be opening up a new animation studio called Horizon Animation Studios and was announced to be making 4 TV shows with different creators, with Purrfect Apawcalypse being one of them. The series was then announced to have Jordan Peele of Lovecraft Country co-create the series, Tuca and Bertie's Lisa Hanawalt and Zack Snyder as executive producers, with Snyder producing under his The Stone Quarry banner and The Exorcist and The Umbrella Academy creator and writer Jeremy Slater set to write the series. In September 8, 2032, it was announced that Upgrade and The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell will be directing the series, along with Joaquim Dos Santos. Then, in November 17, 2032, it was announced that the series had been picked up by Cartoon Network's Adult Swim due to their contract with the network to produce adult animated series for it. for a full 15 episode season. After the first episode of the first season aired, the network greenlit it for another 15 episode season.

Reception
The show gained immediately gained critical acclaim when the first episode aired. People praised it for it's characters, world building, action, and humor. Metacritic gave it a full 100, while IMDb gave it a 8.6.