Apple TV Plus is gearing up for a new animated series from the creators of Bob's Burgers, called Central Park. The musical (yes, musical) will run between June and August of this year and will feature an all-star cast including Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess, Daveed Diggs and Stanley Tucci. The new Apple TV Plus series follows the Tillermans, a family living in Central Park, New York. A synopsis from Apple reads: "Owen, the park manager, and Paige, his journalist wife, raise their children Molly and Cole in the world's most famous park, while driving away hotel heiress Bitsy Brandenham and her long-suffering assistant Helen , who would love nothing more than to turn the park into condominiums."
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While an animated musical may seem new, it's not surprising that Bob's Burgers creators Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith want to explore this medium; after all, Bob's Burgers is well known for including original musical numbers at the end of each episode, and the characters are often turned into songs. This is the first Apple TV Plus animated series for adults and older kids, and it could prove to be a rival to Netflix titles like Big Mouth, Disenchanted, and Final Space. Apple TV Plus beat Netflix in the Screen Actor & # 39; s Guild Awards on January 19, when Jennifer Anniston won Outstanding Female Actress in a Drama Series for her work on The Morning Show. The award was expected to go to Olivia Coleman for her role as Queen Elizabeth II on Netflix's The Crown, and while Apple TV Plus subscribers are far from the size of Netflix's numbers, the new streaming service proves it can compete. with the big dogs, at least in terms of critical acclaim. That said, The Crown still won best TV movie, so it's a little early for Apple to start celebrating its win over the world's biggest streaming platform.