As Disney+ continue their bid to make “Wednesdays the new Fridays”, they have given ‘Monsters At Work‘ a new premiere date of Wednesday, 7th July 2021, along with releasing a new trailer for the series.
‘Monsters at Work’ takes place the day after the Monsters, Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis, thanks to Mike and Sulley’s discovery that laughter generates ten times more energy than screams. It follows the story of Tylor Tuskmon, an eager young monster who graduated top of his class at Monsters University and always dreamed of becoming a Scarer until he lands a job at Monsters, Incorporated, and discovers that scaring is out and laughter is in. After Tylor is temporarily reassigned to the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team (MIFT), he must work alongside a misfit bunch of mechanics while setting his sights on becoming a Jokester.
Produced by Disney Television Animation and inspired by the world of Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award-winning ‘Monsters, Inc.’, the series introduces new monster characters alongside returning favourites. Ben Feldman stars as the voice of Tylor Tuskmon, alongside other new cast members including Mindy Kaling as Val Little, Henry Winkler as Fritz, Lucas Neff as Duncan and Alanna Ubach as Cutter. Billy Crystal and John Goodman reprise their beloved roles as Mike Wazowski and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan.
The series was developed and is executive produced by Disney animation veteran Bobs Gannaway (‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’, ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’). Sean Lurie (‘Inner Workings’) is producer, and Kat Good (‘Big Hero 6 The Series’) and Steve Anderson (‘Meet the Robinsons’) serve as supervising directors. The late Rob Gibbs (‘Monsters, Inc.’) also served as director on some of the earlier episodes.
For those of you who listen to the Geektown podcasts, our old friend, and fellow Brit, Dominic Lewis has composed the score for the series. You can hear him talk about some of his previous work here.
‘Monsters At Work‘ premieres Wednesday, 7th July 2021 on Disney+ worldwide.
