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‘Big Mouth’ Season 5: Trailer, Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know So Far

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Bridgeton Middle School is back in session, people! The beloved, raunchy adult animated series Big Mouth is all set to return with its Season 5. The Emmy-winning Netflix series explores the weird and hilarious journey that is puberty, with a lovable cast of characters and some zany jokes. Created by Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, the show’s previous seasons have explored a wide range of topics from the proper way to kiss someone to depression and anxiety.

Big Mouth Season 4 was… something, alright. By “something,” we do mean a crazy ride with Anxiety Mosquitos, Nick’s evil future alter ego “Nick Starr”, and some serious themes of mental health. Now, with Season 5 just around the corner, expectations are quite high. So we’ve put together this guide compiling everything we know so far about the show’s upcoming fifth season. Let’s dig in, shall we?

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How Many Episodes Are There in Big Mouth Season 5?

We’re yet to get an official announcement on this but fans can expect Big Mouth season 5 to have ten episodes. This has been the case with all the previous seasons except season 3, which also had a Valentine’s Day special. So you can (probably) look forward to the same 10 half-hour episode format with Season 5.

Big Mouth Season 5 Trailer

Netflix released a Big Mouth season 5 trailer on October 15th. You can check that out above.

What Is Big Mouth Season 5’s Release Date?

Big Mouth Season 5 is currently scheduled to be released on November 5, 2021. The date was announced with teaser art showing Rick the Hormone Monster sporting knuckle tattoos on each hand spelling out “Love” and “Hate”. Netflix is almost certainly going to be dropping all the episodes in one go so you can mark your calendars for a hilarious binging session.

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Who Does the Big Mouth Season 5 Cast Include?

Fans can expect all the main stars of Big Mouth to be back in Season 5. The cast of Big Mouth includes the vocal talents of series co-creator Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Jordan Peele, Andrew Rannells, and Richard Kind, among others.

Season 4 also added Maria Bamford, Zach Galifinakis, and Seth Rogen to the cast. Additionally, the previous season also brought in Ayo Edebiri as the new voice of Missy, taking over from Jenny Slate. Edebiri will be returning for Season 5 but we don’t know yet if the other cast members who joined the show in the previous season will be coming back. That said, we could all use a bit more of Gratitoad in our lives so maybe they’ll at least bring Galifinakis back to brighten up the kids’ (and our) lives.

Related:’Big Mouth’ Spinoff Series ‘Human Resources’ Announces Voice Cast, Including Aidy Bryant and Randall Park

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Who Are the New Monsters Appearing in Big Mouth Season 5?

Brandon Kyle Goodman, Keke Palmer, and Pamela Adlon have been confirmed as guest stars for Big Mouth Season 5 and they will be playing a brand new kind of metaphorical monster. So far, the show has introduced Hormone Monsters, the Shame Wizard, the Depression Kitty, and many more characters who represent human emotions and stages of development. According to Deadline, Season 5 will bring a new kind of monster into the mix: lovebugs/hate worms.

These creatures have the ability to switch between their love and hate forms, depending on the emotions of their assigned human. Goodman will be voicing Walter, Nick’s lovebug/hate worm, while Adlon voices Jessi’s lovebug Sonya, and Palmer voices Rochelle, Missy’s hate worm.

Goodman and Palmer are going to be series regulars on the show’s upcoming spinoff series Human Resources while Adlon is also set to be a guest star in the same. So chances are that the upcoming appearances of these three actors could lead into the new show.

Who Are the Major Characters in Big Mouth Season 5?

Fans of Big Mouth will obviously be familiar with all the main characters of the show, all of whom are expected to be back in Season 5. However, just in case you’re new to this, these are the major characters of Big Mouth:

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Kroll voices Nick Birch, a late-bloomer who is constantly insecure about his physical development. He is best friends with Andrew. Nick and Andrew are loosely based on series creators Kroll and Goldberg’s younger selves.

Andrew Glouberman( Mulaney) is the other male lead of the show. He spends a very large amount of his time masturbating and getting harassed by his Hormone Monster, Maurice/”Maury” (also voiced by Kroll).

Jessi Glaser is the “main girl” of the series and she is voiced by Jessi Klein. Jessi is smart, sarcastic, and more mature than most of her peers. Her Hormone Monstress is Connie, voiced by Maya Rudolph.

Jay Bilzerian (Mantzoukas) is an Armenian American boy who is mostly obsessed with two things: sex and magic. Despite his brash personality, Jay has a pretty bad home life and wants to have a loving family. He comes out as bisexual in Season 3.

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Missy Foreman-Greenwald is a kind, shy, and nerdy girl who initially struggles with her late development, just like Nick. She and Andrew are often paired together. Missy is biracial and in Season 4, she begins to properly embrace her African-American heritage.

Related:’Big Mouth’: The Show’s Greatest Guest Stars, Ranked

Will There Be a Big Mouth Season 6?

Since its inception, Big Mouth has been a hugely popular series for Netflix. So it’s no surprise that the show has already been renewed for a sixth season, ahead of the release of Season 5. Assuming everything in the production side of things stays on track, fans can probably expect to see Season 6 arrive sometime in late 2022.

The spinoff series Human Resources, which will take a closer look at the monsters who aid and obstruct human development, is also expected to arrive in 2022. In the meantime, prepare yourself for Season 5 because it’s shaping up to be a gut-punching story.

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What Is Big Mouth Season 5’s Story?

Over the course of Season 4, the show’s protagonists struggled with and eventually overcame anxiety, as personified by Tito the Anxiety Mosquito. But as we all know, anxiety and depression aren’t things that are so easily wiped away. There’s always the chance that these could come back but at least now, the kids have some coping mechanisms to help them.

Does that mean Big Mouth Season 5 will see our beloved characters becoming more well-rounded human beings? Yes, and no. The primary theme of Big Mouth Season 5 is going to be Love and Hate with the newly introduced lovebugs and hate worms, serving as the metaphors for these emotional states. And it’s not just about romantic or sexual feelings either.

Season 5 will see Nik express his feelings for Jessi, with some help from his lovebug, Walter. Unfortunately, Jessi publicly rejects Nick, causing Walter to transform into a hate worm. Nick’s hatred is going to lead him down a dark and dangerous path. It looks like we’ll be getting some more commentary on toxic masculinity, a topic that the show has dealt with before. According to a New York Times article, revenge porn is one of the topics that the writers discussed, alongside cystic acne and female friendship, among others. Of course, we don’t know which of these topics actually ended up in the script but that is as hateful and dark as it gets so fair warning, you might hate Nick this season.


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Meanwhile, Jessi will be getting closer to Ali (Ali Wong), to the point where she starts to wonder if she loves Ali more than as a friend. She will be motivated and aided in this by her own lovebug, Sonya. But as Jessi and Ali get close and begin to co-opt Missy’s affinity group, Missy gets a visit from the hate worm Rochelle, sending her on her own dark spiral.

Besides these plotlines of love and jealousy, Big Mouth Season 5 will also have a political angle, marking a new milestone in the characters’ development. Co-creator and EP Mark Levin said during the USC Comedy Festival in April that Season 5 will “explore a little bit more about kids advocating and becoming political.” However, Levin’s fellow co-creator Flackett also noted that doing topical humor on the show is pretty difficult.


“It takes us a long time to make a season, so topical humor is really, really hard,” she said. “You can do something about political identity, like ‘I’m a Republican, I’m a Democrat, I’m a whatever,’ but I don’t think we could do anything [more specific]. Because we want the world to feel somewhat timeless, anyway.”

It does look like the characters are going to be far more mature in Season 5 than ever before, though that’s unlikely to cut into the show’s raunchy and juvenile humor that’s made it so likable. Big Mouth Season 5 shows a lot of promise and we can’t wait to see what happens!

Keep Reading:’Big Mouth’ Creators on Season 4, Missy’s New Voice, ‘PEN15,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ and How It Might End

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Wait, Is Warner Bros Scrapping Its $70 Million Batgirl Movie? Rumors Are Swirling

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After years of anticipation from DC fans, Warner Bros finally found a way to introduce Barbara Gordon to live-action, announcing a solo movie for the hero with the developing Leslie Grace-led film. Batgirl, which finished filming earlier this year, has been scheduled to hit HBO Max sometime this year, however according to a number of new reports, Warner Bros doesn’t want Batgirl to see the light of day. Outlets are reporting that $70 million project is being scrapped after test screenings scared off the studio on the movie. 

Batgirl has been called “irredeemable” by a reported “top Hollywood source” found by The NY Post. Per the report, the movie will be “shelved,” but it has yet to be confirmed by the studio if it’s purely a rumor or a bombshell piece of news for one of Warner Bros’ upcoming DC movies.  

The Wrap backed up this report, sharing it had additionally heard via insiders that the movie “did not work” for studio executives – made by Bad Boys For Life and Ms. Marvel directors Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah for a reported budget of over $70 million (though it may have ultimately cost the studio $90 million by the time cameras finished rolling). 

The news could perhaps be the product of the recent change in Warner Bros’ leadership, with CEO David Zaslav becoming the new big boss since WB merged with Discovery. There was some rumored talk of the previous WB chair Toby Emmerich considering Batgirl for a theatrical release rather than a HBO Max exclusive, however, but the new reports suggest the film isn’t testing to the level of a big-screen project and may be removed from getting any kind of release. 

Batgirl would not only introduce Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon, but is features a stacked cast including the return of Michael Keaton as Batman and J.K. Simmons as James Gordon. Brendan Fraser plays the film’s villain, Ted Carson a.k.a. Firefly. It’s arguably unheard of for a project as high-profile as this one to lose any form of avenue for distribution. 

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Apparently, a move like this is not uncharacteristic for Warner Bros’ new CEO, however, who previously shut down the failed streaming service CNN+ weeks after it launched (it reportedly cost $300 million to put together). There is some restructuring of DC projects currently underway behind the scenes, with David Zaslav on the search for a someone to fill a role much like Marvel boss Kevin Feige has at Marvel Studios. 

Coming off San Diego Comic-Con late last month, Marvel Studios announced and showcased a lineup of projects planned until 2025 including two more Avengers films, whilst DC did not bring anything from Batgirl to its panel. Instead, Warner Bros chose to only focus on Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Black Adam, both of which have set release dates later this year. Warner Bros. Discovery is set to report its earnings for this past business quarter on Thursday; it’s possible we’ll learn more then. 

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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: 5 Feelings I Had While Watching The Season 3 Premiere

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What time is it? Summer time!

Well, that’s what the students of East High are saying in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. I know, the name is a mouthful, but honestly, this show is a whole lot of fun and if you haven’t watched it, you definitely should. The first two seasons were great, from the songs in Season 1 to the drama in Season 2, and when it was announced that the series would be getting a Season 3 and 4, I was all on board. 

Now that I have watched the first episode of Season 3, I am even more excited for the next episodes to come, and that premiere has me all in my feelings – specifically these five. 

Nostalgic  

Man, this show makes me so nostalgic for when I was younger. 

Don’t get me wrong, I would never travel back in time to then, just because I was so young and didn’t know half the stuff I know now, but there is just something about listening to the soundtrack of some of these original songs from the High School Musical movies that just get me. While we don’t get many songs in the first episode, we get the classic, “What Time Is It” from High School Musical 2 within the few three minutes of the show and ugh, the memories. 

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If you were a tween or kid back in 2007 and watched HSM2 when it premiered on Disney Channel, you know this song just as well as I do. And for years, I sang this song on the last day of school – heck, I still sing it now whenever warm weather comes around and I’m two years out of college. I love this music, and I can already tell from just this first episode that this season is going to make me so nostalgic. 

Curiosity

I’m really curious to see what they’re going to do with this camp in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. 

For those who don’t know, the first two seasons of this series were pretty much based around the first film’s premise. The show takes place in a world where the movies exist, but instead of the actors from the High School Musical cast that we’re familiar with, we are introduced to students who are auditioning for those iconic roles. And over the last two seasons, we’ve watched them grow into brilliant performers while singing in productions of both High School Musical and Beauty and the Beast, with covers and original songs all along the way. 

But the whole entire point of the first two seasons was that this show took place in the same high school where the movies were filmed. So it’s only natural to think that the second season might end up happening at the country club that was in High School Musical 2, but nope – we are at a summer camp, something that was never talked about in the original movies. 

The arrival of everyone coming to this summer camp is fun, but it makes me wonder how they’re going to include the songs from High School Musical 2 into this season when it’s not at the same location as the film, but it’s still interesting to watch, nonetheless. 

Proud 

Dude, I love Olivia Rodrigo – and I mean that. This girl has done so much these last two years and watching her in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is always a joy. 

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But what really makes me so proud of her is that I’m not even just proud of the actress, but the character as well. Nini is this young star who is a little afraid to take these big risks but she does so anyway, knowing that she has this big break she can’t lose, which was the big theme of this first episode. She goes away on this road trip with a producer over the summer so she can record songs, giving her that shot, and I am so proud of her for doing that. 

Olivia Rodrigo plays her perfectly, and while I know that her character was demoted to a guest role thanks to Rodrigo’s budding music career, I can’t help but be proud, because wow, she has blown up. It makes me want to watch her documentary on Disney+ again

Eagerness 

I know I said earlier on that I was curious as to how they’re going to really change up this season with this new location. But, about twenty minutes in, I genuinely was feeling eager to see where this show would go – specifically the dynamics of new characters. 

For two seasons, we have pretty much been surrounded by the same characters, and while we have grown to love them, I think this season was the one where we truly needed a change in not only scenery, but characters as well. And this first episode brought a ton of them in. 

One of the scenes that got me really eager to see what happens with these new characters was when Gina, Ashlyn and Kourtney, three clear as day theater kids, find out they have to share a cabin with Gadget (a new character) and two other girls – and you can clearly tell at first that they are not feeling the vibe, and you can almost smell the problems from a mile away. 

That screams great television, and it’s got me wondering how much more drama this show is going to produce over the next episodes with these new dynamics. I’m so eager to see. 

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Excitement

Seeing Corbin Bleu in the premiere episode made me very excited to see where this fictionalized version of him is going to go next. 

Usually, when it comes to the original members from the High School Musical movies, we’ll get some pictures from them from the old high school – like Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron both recently taking pics there in 2022 – but I didn’t think anyone would come back to the show. We had Lucas Grabeel and Kaycee Stroh in Season 1 but no one in Season 2, so I’m super pumped to see Corbin Bleu back for this season.

Not only that, but Jason Earles. Do you guys know who he is? The moment I saw him as Dewey, the director of Camp Shallow Lake, I practically screamed. This man is Disney Channel royalty. He was not only a co-star on Hannah Montana but also on Kickin’ It and I can’t believe he is in another Disney show and it has me so excited. 

I’m not sure how often he and Bleu are going to be on the show, but I know for a fact that those two appearing on that stage has me excited for what this season holds and I can’t wait to see what’s next. Could Zac Efron be next?

What are you guys looking forward to with Season 3 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series? All I know is that if I don’t get a cover of “Fabulous” by Carlos in this season, I will riot. I demand it, Disney+!

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The School For Good And Evil: 6 Quick Things We Know About The Netflix Movie

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Book adaptations of big-time novels always seem to go over well with audiences, and have for plenty of years, with movie sagas such as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings taking over the box office. But, a newcomer is arriving on the movie scene, one which should have been adapted almost as soon as it came out, if you ask me.

The School for Good and Evil, an amazing addition to the fantasy genre, is finally getting its own adaptation into the film world – but not in theaters. However, it will be appearing as a Netflix movie, on the popular streaming website. However, what else do we know about this upcoming film? What is it going to be about? Who is going to be in it? There are plenty of things that you might not know, but we do. Here are some quick things we know about the upcoming Netflix film.

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The School For Good And Evil Release Date Is Set For October 21

Mark your calendars, fantasy lovers, as The School for Good and Evil is going to be coming out as part of the 2022 movie release schedule! Announced with the official poster from the Netflix Twitter page, it was confirmed that The School for Good and Evil would release on the popular streaming platform in Fall 2022, specifically on October 21. 

Talk about a great addition to all the fun Halloween movies we’ll be watching during that time of year – I can always use a little good and evil in my life. 

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Sofia Wylie in The School for Good and Evil.

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The School For Good And Evil Has A Star-Studded Cast

With an adaptation like The School for Good and Evil, we all knew that the cast needed to be amazing. And, luckily, there’s no shortage of amazing additions to this Netflix movie. First, let’s take a look at the two leads characters of the film, Sophie and Agatha, where the story begins. These two roles will be played by Sophia Anna Caruso, known for her role in the Broadway musical Beetlejuice, and Sofia Wylie, who stars on a Disney+  show you really should watch, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Wylie is especially excited for her role in The School for Good and Evil. In an interview with MTV, she talked about her part as Agatha and how she’s excited to “bring some realness” to the character that hadn’t been seen before. She described Agatha’s struggles with internal and external beauty through her own experience, saying that it’s something she can relate to and that it’s an important message to teach.

That’s something that I personally can really relate to, that voice inside of your head, how much power it has. I deal with those doubts and those insecurities. And I think I can really bring some realness to Agatha in that sense because I know, as a teenage girl, it can be very difficult to overcome that voice.

Adding on to this cast, Deadline reported that two megastars, Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington, signed on for two of the main roles in the upcoming film. Theron is set to play Lady Lesso, and Washington will portray a teacher at the school, Professor Dovey.

In addition to these two, in another article, Deadline reported that Laurence Fishburne, known for his roles in The Matrix trilogy and many other films, as well as action star Michelle Yeoh, from movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians, and her TV role in Star Trek: Discovery, have stepped up to be in The School for Good and Evil. Fishburne will play the Schoolmaster – a role that sounds quite fitting for someone of his talents, and Yeoh will portray another teacher, Professor Anemone.

Also for the film, Demi Isaac Oviawe, Kaitlyn Akinpelumi, and Freya Theodora Parks will play Anadil, Dot and Hester, three young women who are a part of The Coven in The School for Good and Evil, as confirmed by a behind-the-scenes look with the author of the original novel, Soman Chainani on YouTube.

Already, this film is shaping up to be filled to the brim with some of the Hollywood elite. I, for one, can’t wait to see what they do with the material they are given, because it’s about to get magical.

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Charlize Theron in The School for Good and Evil.

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The School For Good And Evil Will Follow The Bestselling Book Series

For those who don’t know, The School for Good and Evil is composed of several novels in a series. Netflix confirmed that this new movie will be based on the series by Soman Chainani, and from the premise of the film, it’s looking to be exactly like the first novel.

As confirmed by the description from the trailer for the new movie on YouTube, The School for Good and Evil is going to follow two best friends, Sophia and Agatha, who are swept into a world of trying to balance both good and evil when they are given different roles, but this in turn causes their lives to turn upside down. 

I’m already on board for a story like this. Two opposing personalities who end up being trained in styles that they thought they weren’t aligned with? Thrown into unlikely situations? Fantasy elements? My god, I can almost feel the franchise coming. Netflix has a great addition with this one.

Bridesmaids Director Paul Feig Is Directing The School For Good And Evil

I don’t think there could have been another perfect choice for the director for The School for Good and Evil than Paul Feig. The legendary director has produced some of the biggest comedic hits in the last ten years. For example, Feig directed the smash-hit Bridesmaids back in 2011, the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters, the Emilia Clarke Christmas comedy Last Christmas, the comedy thriller, A Simple Favor, and so many others.

Besides movies, Paul Feig has also directed multiple episodes of several incredible sitcoms, such as The Office, Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, and 30 Rock. The School for Good and Evil novels have an amazing comedic element to them, and I can only imagine what a comedic director like Paul Feig will bring to the table in this new film.

The castle in The School for Good and Evil.

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Finding Neverland Screenwriter David Magee Wrote The Screenplay For The School For Good And Evil

When it comes to an adapted screenplay, you always have to make sure that you find the right person to do it, because with novels, there are so many details that need to somehow make it into the movie. The School for Good and Evil found its screenwriter in David Magee.

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Magee is a perfect choice, because not only has he been around the business for some time, he’s had plenty of experience in writing fantasy, working on films such as the Academy-Award winning Life of Pi, the Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns, and wrote the screenplay for Finding Neverland, the story of the author who created the legendary character, Peter Pan. Truly, he has great experience up his sleeves, and I’m eager to see what he’ll do with the fantastic story that is The School for Good and Evil.

The bit apple in The School for Good and Evil.

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The School For Good And Evil Has Finished Filming 

As you can expect for a film that already has a trailer, The School for Good and Evil finished production for their film not too long ago. From a tweet on Twitter from Netflix Geeked, it was confirmed back in July of 2021 that filming had wrapped on the film and was entering into the post-production phases. 

Watch The Trailer For The School For Good And Evil 

If you haven’t yet seen the trailer for The School for Good and Evil, be sure to watch it now, as you won’t want to miss out on the magic. 

With an amazing cast, awesome story, and some really cool looking set pieces featured in the trailer, The School for Good and Evil is looking to be an amazing addition to Netflix’s original film line-up. I can’t wait for this movie to pop up as part of the 2022 Netflix movie schedule. I’m practically counting down the days. 

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