‘The Second Best Hospital In The Galaxy’ Animated Comedy Starring & EP’ed By Maya Rudolph & Natasha Lyonne Gets Premiere Date At Prime Video

Denise Petski
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Prime Video has set February 23 for the premiere of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (fka The Hospital), its adult animated sci-fi comedy from Cirocco Dunlap and Maya Rudolph, Danielle Renfrew Behrens and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures. Additionally, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once) has joined the cast as a series regular.

Produced by Amazon MGM Studios, with animation by Titmouse Studios, the series, which has a two-season order, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

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Hsu will voice Dr. Sleech, alongside previously announced cast members Rudolph, Lyonne, Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, and Sam Smith.

Created by Dunlap, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy follows Dr. Sleech (Hsu) and Dr. Klak (Palmer) —aliens, best friends, and intergalactically renowned surgeons—as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. In Season 1, doctors Sleech and Klak take on a highly dangerous and potentially groundbreaking case and, in doing so, put existence itself in jeopardy. Although considering their dismal personal lives, oblivion might be an improvement.

Dunlap also serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer, along with EPs Rudolph, Animal Pictures’ Behrens and Lyonne, Shauna McGarry, Shannon Prynoski, Chris Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Titmouse’s Ben Kalina. Artist and animator Robin Eisenberg will co-produce and serve as production designer.

Check out some first-look images below.

Sam Smith (Dr. Azel)
Sam Smith (Dr. Azel)
Keke Palmer (Dr. Klak)
Keke Palmer (Dr. Klak)
Maya Rudolph (Dr. Vlam), Stephanie Hsu (Dr. Sleech)
Maya Rudolph (Dr. Vlam), Stephanie Hsu (Dr. Sleech)
Stephanie Hsu (Dr. Sleech), Kieran Culkin (Dr. Plowp)
Stephanie Hsu (Dr. Sleech), Kieran Culkin (Dr. Plowp)
Sam Smith (Dr. Azel)
Sam Smith (Dr. Azel)

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