Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard and Alia Shawkat are among the actors who have joined the star-studded voice cast for AMC's upcoming Ultra City Smiths stop-motion animated series.
Real-life couple Bell and Shepard have signed on to voice the characters of Donella Pecker and Congressman Chris Pecker, respectively. Meanwhile, Shawkat will provide the voice of Little Grace. News of the new castings comes just days after it was revealed that Cheers actor Bebe Neuwirth will voice a female wrestler named Lady Andrea the Giant in the series.
"I'm grateful that this group of actors, who could work with whomever they choose on whatever they choose, chose to work with us," show creator Steve Conrad said in a statement.
In addition to voicing the character of Anna in Disney's Frozen franchise, Bell's previous voice credits include Molly Tillerman in Central Park, Priscilla in Zootopia and Lucy Stillman in the Assassin's Creed video games. Shepard has voiced several characters in the Robot Chicken and Good Vibes animated series and will voice the character Ruben in the upcoming PAW Patrol: The Movie. Shawkat has also contributed to Big Mouth and Robot Chicken, as well as Adventure Time.
Other new additions to the cast announced this week include Tim Meadows as Deputy Mayor Jeff Thumb, Debra Winger as Trish McSapphire, Luis Guzmán as Rodrigo Smalls, Julian Barratt as The Most Dangerous Man in the World, Sunita Mani as Detective Jaya Mukherjee and Tom Waits as The Narrator.
The official synopsis for Ultra City Smiths reads,
From AMC Studios and created by Conrad, the Ultra City Smiths story unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters. The series hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City’s most famous magnate (Smith). Two intrepid detectives (Simpson and Randolph) follow the case, rallying to fight against their city’s dangerous corruption, at a high cost to themselves and their families, all in pursuit of a gentler place to call home.
Created by Steve Conrad, Ultra City Smiths stars Jimmi Simpson as Detective David Mills, Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Detective Gail Johnson, John C. Reilly as Donovan Smith, Bebe Neuwirth as Lady Andrea The Giant, Kristen Bell as Donella Pecker, Dax Shepard as Congressman Chris Pecker, Alia Shawkat as Little Grace, Jason Mantzoukas as Tim the TMZ reporter, Damon Herriman as Street Hustler Boy, Melissa Villaseñor as Sister Mary Margaret, Kurtwood Smith as Carpenter K. Smith, Tim Heidecker as Mayor Kevin de Maximum, Chris Conrad as Nico Onasis, Hana Mae Lee as Christina, Tim Meadows as Deputy Mayor Jeff Thumb, Debra Winger as Trish McSapphire, Luis Guzmán as Rodrigo Smalls, Julian Barratt as The Most Dangerous Man in the World, Sunita Mani as Detective Jaya Mukherjee and Tom Waits as The Narrator. The series debuts on AMC on July 22.
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