Archibald's Next Big Thing Explained

Creator:	Tony Hale
Director:	Adam Gunn
Voices:	Tony Hale Adam Pally Kari Wahlgren Rosamund Pike
Narrated:	Rosamund Pike
Theme Music Composer:	Distant Cousins
Composer:	Matthew Janszen
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Company:	DreamWorks Animation Television
Num Seasons:	6
Num Episodes:	50
List Episodes:	Episodes
Runtime:	12 minutes
Network:	Netflix (Archibald's Next Big Thing)
Network2:	Peacock (Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!)

Archibald's Next Big Thing and Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! are American animated comedy television series created by Tony Hale for Netflix and Peacock. The plot revolves around Archibald Strutter, a positive chicken who often goes astray from home, but eventually always finds his way back home.^[1] ^[2]

The series debuted on September 6, 2019, on Netflix. Its second season was released on March 20, 2020.

On January 26, 2021, the new series was announced, which saw the series move to Peacock and rebrand as Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!, which premiered on February 18, 2021.^[3] The second season premiered on April 22, 2021,^[4] the third on July 15, 2021,^[5] and the fourth on October 14, 2021.^[6]

Voice cast

Main Voice Cast

Tony Hale as Archibald^[7]
Adam Pally as Sage, Archibald's older brother who enjoys the outdoors
Chelsea Kane as Loy, Archibald's sister who likes inventing things and doing science^[7]
Jordan Fisher as Finly, Archibald's brother who likes singing, dancing and art^[7]
Kari Wahlgren as Bea, Archibald's best friend and sidekick^[7]
Rosamund Pike as the Narrator^[7]

Recurring Voice Cast

Kari Wahlgren as Murph, Cheryl, additional voices
Roger Craig Smith as Cousin Ashley, Mayor Fowler, Brock, additional voices
Kevin Michael Richardson as Ronald, Moe, Dave, additional voices
Eric Bauza as Mikael, Nitro Ned, additional voices
Casey Wilson as Wendi Powers, a reporter^[7]
Matty Cardarople as Preston, a bird who works various jobs
Chris Parnell as Dr. Fluffberg
Gary Cole as Officer Jones
Lauren Blumenfeld as Roxlyn, Archibald's unicorn pen pal
Aaron LaPlante as Gorbit

Guest Voice Cast

JP Karliak as Mr. Hackensack

Notable Guest Stars

Christine Baranski as Madame Baroness, a glamorous singer
"Weird Al" Yankovic as Jasper
RuPaul as Jonathan Jagger, a fashion designer llama^[7]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Claire the Astronaut Monkey who actually has a fear of space^[7]
Adam Ray as Johnny Hawkstorm, an action movie star
Joel McHale as Jean Pierre
Taylor Trensch as Archibald's singing voice
Jane Lynch as Dotty Culpepper
Henry Winkler as Herman Sherman
John O'Hurley as Dr. Eggleston
Rachael Ray as the Krak-hen
Justin Long as Mr. Skunkmeyer
Ana Gasteyer as Mimsy
Laraine Newman as Suzie

Episodes

Archibald's Next Big Thing

Series overview

Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!

Series overview

Season 4 (2021)

Notes and References

Web site: Milligan. Mercedes. DreamWorks, Netflix Hatch Cast for Tony Hale's 'Archibald's Next Big Thing'. Animation Magazine. July 24, 2019. August 21, 2019.
Web site: Haring. Bruce. DreamWorks Animation TV To Bow Three New Kids and Family Series On Netflix. Deadline Hollywood. October 15, 2018. August 21, 2019.
Tony Hale's All-Star Animated Series "Archibald" Flocks to Peacock with a New Installment of DreamWorks "Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here," Premiering February 18. Peacock. The Futon Critic. January 26, 2021.
Adventures Abound on Peacock with an All-New Season of Tony Hale's Animated Series DreamWorks "Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here!," Premiering April 22. Peacock. The Futon Critic. April 22, 2021.
Web site: ARCHIBALD'S NEXT BIG THING IS HERE Season 3 Trailer. YouTube. 17 June 2021 . June 17, 2021.
Web site: ARCHIBALD'S NEXT BIG THING IS HERE Season 4 Trailer. YouTube. 10 September 2021 . September 10, 2021.
Web site: Tony Hale-Produced Animated Series 'Archibald's Next Big Thing' Sets Rosamund Pike, Adam Pally, Chelsea Kane, Jordan Fisher And Kari Wahlgren For Voice Cast. Dino-Ray. Ramos. July 24, 2019.