Summary
- "Praise Petey" is a new animated series on Freeform that follows Petey, a New York City "it" girl who inherits a community called New Utopia after her father's death.
- Petey soon discovers that New Utopia is actually a home to a violent cult, and she sets out to normalize the town and end the chaos.
- The show is created and executive produced by Anna Drezen, with Annie Murphy leading the voice cast, and Alfred Molina playing her human Shih Tzu. . New episodes will be released weekly on Freeform, with the series also available to stream on Hulu.
Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip from Freeform's new series, Praise Petey. Serving as the network's animated debut, the show follows a New York City "it" girl who inherits the community of New Utopia after her father's ing. However, Petey ends up in over her head after she discovers the town is actually home to a violent cult. Thrown into a world of prophecies and human sacrifices, Petey sets out to normalize New Utopia and put an end to the chaos once and for all.
Praise Petey is created, written, and executive produced by Saturday Night Live alumni, Anna Drezen. The series has a strong voice cast, with Annie Murphy at the helm as Petey. Murphy has worked on several projects such as Kevin Can F**k Himself, Crank Yankers, and Russian Doll. She is most well-known for playing Alexis Rose in the CBC sitcom, Schitt's Creek. John Cho, Kiersey Clemons, Christine Baranski, Amy Hill, and Stephen Root also star. Screen legend Alfred Molina, meanwhile, guest stars as Petey’s human Shih Tzu.
More About Praise Petey
Screen Rant's exclusive clip from Praise Petey Season 1 Episode 2 shows Petey waking up to a seemingly tranquil environment. With soft instrumentals playing in the background and a friendly butterfly dropping in for a visit, Petey reminds herself that all will be well if she stays positive. However, her peaceful bubble is popped when a man on all fours makes his presence known at the foot of her bed. Petey immediately drops an F-bomb, splashing a cold bucket of water on the audience with the show's abrupt tonal shift.
Things become even more interesting when the man introduces himself as Petey's own human Shih Tzu and offers the same bed warming service he provided for her father. He also proves to be quite the grammarian, when he jumps at the opportunity to explain the difference between "lie" and "lay." The clip wraps up after Petey learns that she's inherited several other helpers, including her own personal limb stretcher, pleasant bird sound maker, Metamucil holder, and correspondence reader.
The first two installments of Praise Petey air on July 21st and are titled “Taxi to the South!” and "Unemployment Cris." New episodes will be released weekly, with two consecutive episodes dropping each Friday through August 18th. The series is also available to stream the next day on Hulu.
Praise Petey premieres Friday, July 21st at 10:00 pm ET on Freeform.