Solar Opposites

About

Solar Opposites is an American animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland, best known for being the co-creator of Rick and Morty, and Mike McMahan. The series follows a family of aliens who crash land in Middle America. It premiered on Hulu on May 8th, 2020.

History

Hulu ordered two eight-episode seasons of the series on August 28th, 2018.^[1] It was then announced that Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, and Mary Mack would voice the main characters of the series. After the show spent a year and a half in development, the series' first teaser released on March 25th, 2020 (shown below, left). The first trailer was released April 15th, 2020 (shown below, right). The series premiered on May 8th, 2020.

Reception

The series received mostly positive views upon its release, garnering a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes^[2] and a 75 on Metacritic.^[3] The Hollywood Reporter^[4] wrote "The simple reality is that fans of Rick and Morty are very likely to enjoy Solar Opposites" and noted that the show ramps up in the second half of its first season. The AV Club^[5] wrote that while the show takes some time to find its footing, "the humor is so reliably strong, the pacing so breakneck as it races from one plot to the next, that it’s hard not to be won over by Solar Opposites’ avalanche of charm."

Online Presence

The series began generating an online presence around the time of its premiere. A subreddit for the show,^[6] launched in 2015 but dormant until 2020, quickly gained over 720 subscribers towards the series' premiere. The series' Facebook^[7] page gained over 3,200 followers since its creation in July of 2019.

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