‘The Tick’ Will Put Peter Serafinowicz In The Big Blue Suit
By Angie Han/March 22, 2016 6:30 pm EST
The British actor and comedian is set to lead the new series, according to TheWrap. The new series sees the Tick suffering memory loss. He re-teams with his sidekick Arthur (Griffin Newman), who’s been labeled a schizophrenic due to his implausible-sounding warnings of evil plans to take over the city. The Tick is the only one who believes him. Valorie Curry will play Dot, a nurse and Arthur’s caring sister.
Warburton left behind giant shoes to fill. His Tick was an rock-solid bundle of childlike joy, a dim bulb with giant muscles and a pure heart. But as far as replacements go, Serafinowicz seems like a decent choice. He’s unquestionably funny and he has plenty of experience with geek properties — among other thing, he’s co-starred in Guardians of the Galaxy and Shaun of the Dead and voiced Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
The Tick fits right in with the current glut of superhero series, but that might be exactly why we need it now more than ever. At a time when it sometimes feels like superheroes are competing to out-grimdark each other, we could probably use something like The Tick to come in and flip all the usual tropes on their heads. Plus, it’s just impossible not to love the Tick and the weird, mundane little world surrounding him.
