6.0Season 3 • Episode 10
LatestWith the fate of New York’s animal population at stake, rats Phil and Mike work to pull off “Roachella,” the animal kingdom’s biggest musical festival.
An animated comedy focusing on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.
Writing
Conversations so awkward you'll forget they're pigeons.
Production
Rotoscoped humans that haunt your dreams appropriately.
Creators
Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Matarese and Luciano started as real-life roommates doing drunk voice recordings of animals in their apartment.
The show was HBO's first animated original and got axed right when it found its voice—classic HBO.
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