Santa Inc.

Santa Inc. is an American adult animated comedy miniseries created by Alexandra Rushfield that premiered on December 2, 2021 on HBO Max. The stop motion animation is produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.[2] All episodes are directed by Harry Chaskin.

Santa Inc.
GenreComedy
Created byAlexandra Rushfield
Directed byHarry Chaskin
Voices ofSarah Silverman
Seth Rogen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Production companiesLionsgate Television
Point Grey Pictures
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
DistributorWarnerMedia Direct
Release
Original networkHBO Max
Original releaseDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
External links
Website

Premise

The story follows Candy Smalls, a female elf who's currently working as a second-in-command of North Pole, goes for her ultimate goal to become a successor as the first female Santa.[3]

Cast and characters
  • Seth Rogen as Santa Claus, known as Saint Nick (his real name), a jolly, overweight, middle-aged man who distrusts her for becoming a successor.
  • Sarah Silverman as Candy Smalls, the highest-ranking female elf and Santa's second in command, who wants to become the next Santa.
  • Leslie Grossman as Cookie, a gingerbread woman.
  • Gabourey Sidibe as Goldie, a bisexual reindeer and member of the B-team.
  • Craig Robinson as Junior, the leader of the all-male reindeer A-team.
  • Nicholas Braun as Devin the intern.
  • Maria Bamford as Mrs. Claus and Big Candy.

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
1"Where The Hell is Brent?"Harry ChaskinAlexandra RushfieldDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
2"Faces of Meth"Harry ChaskinLisa GoldbergDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
3"Spring Awakening"Harry ChaskinRachna FruchbomDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
4"The South Pole"Harry ChaskinGuy Endore-KaiserDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
5"Santa’s Birthday"Harry ChaskinRochée JeffreyDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
6"The Announcement"Harry ChaskinRyan ShirakiDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
7"Cracks in the Peppermint Ceiling Part 1"Harry ChaskinDave King & Paul RustDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
8"Cracks in the Peppermint Ceiling Part 2"Harry ChaskinAndrew GurlandDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)

Reception

Daniel D'Addario of Variety wrote that the series' reliance on raunchy humor led to it "feeling dour and heavy, a televised lump of coal". He felt that jokes about reindeer being methamphetamine addicts and Mrs Claus being a stripper "doesn’t say anything, really; it just suggests a readiness to provoke". He was more approving of plot elements about a female character seeking to rise in a hostile workplace.[5]

Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel Fienberg praised the parody of corporate culture, but called the sexual jokes "repetitive and self-satisfied". He also did not find the humor to have good shock value, unlike a recent Christmas special of Big Mouth.[6]

Mira Fox of The Forward gave a negative review, criticizing the massive amount of raunchy humor and Holocaust jokes, poor plot, lazy stereotypes of Jews, and ultimately poor message of the show, saying "You might think that this Christmas series made by two famous Jews would have some greater message about antisemitism or Christianity’s hegemony in the U.S. But instead Silverman, too, has reduced Jewishness to a handful of hackneyed stereotypes in “Santa, Inc.”[7]

Controversy

According to The Daily Dot, the trailer for the series received backlash in the comments section and over 200k dislikes on YouTube, with various antisemitic and holocaust-denial jokes.[8] However, HBO Max defended the trailer and disabled the comments due to its controversies. Rogen claimed that the series was being review bombed by tens of thousands of "white supremacists".[9]

References
  1. Maas, Jennifer (November 22, 2021). "'Santa Inc' Trailer: Sarah Silverman's Elf and Seth Rogen's Santa Can't Stop Dropping F-Bombs (Video)". The Wrap. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. Turchiano, Danielle (November 10, 2021). "'Santa Inc' Sets December Premiere on HBO Max, Reveals Full Cast and First-Look Photos (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. Luchies, Adam (November 11, 2021). "'Santa Inc': New Images Released for Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman Stop-Motion Christmas Series". Collider. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  4. "Shows A-Z – Santa Inc. on HBO Max". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  5. D'Addario, Daniel (December 2, 2021). "Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman Can't Save 'Santa Inc.' From Misguided Raunchiness: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. Fienberg, Daniel (December 1, 2021). "HBO Max's 'Santa Inc.': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. Fox, Mira. "Why did Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen make a Christmas show — and why is it so bad?". The Forward. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. Goforth, Claire (November 30, 2021). "Antisemites, Holocaust deniers flood comments on trailer for Seth Rogen Christmas movie". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  9. Kurp, Josh (December 3, 2021). "Is Seth Rogen's New Show Being Review Bombed By 'White Supremacists'?". UPROXX. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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