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Season 1 – Mating Season

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Bring out the animal within to unleash your natural instincts in the pursuit of true love.
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Mating Season — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Nick Kroll takes what he learned in Big Mouth and leads his adult animated fare outside to examine a wilder yet still funny pursuit of love, just in time for Mating Season.

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Rendy Jones Autostraddle Jun 9
Beneath the chaotic, gross-out hyperbolic insanity, the show occasionally pierces with an uncomfortably realistic sting in how these characters handle impasses in their intimate relationships Go to Full Review Chris Vognar Boston Globe Jun 2
Mating Season will never be confused for sophisticated comedy, but it is consistently funny... It feels like something written by adults, for adults -- perhaps not the most high-minded adults, but grown-ups nonetheless. Go to Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News May 28
3/4
Episodes mine comedy gold and will make you shoot water out of your nose at least once. But underneath its potty-mouthed humor, it’s sweet, accentuating how true-blue friendships can help each other survive the calamities of the dating and mating scene. Go to Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media Jun 2
2/5
Mating Season relies heavily on crudely hypersexualizing animal mating rituals to get a laugh, but lacks the sharp writing necessary to keep it from becoming a running gag that consistently falls flat. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider May 26
Mating Season has a couple of chuckleworthy moments in the first episode, but it’s trying too hard to be “adult” to give the characters a chance to develop. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Percy W @percyw Jul 26 Overall not too bad. Fawn and Penelope are the best, but the racoon and bear kinda suck See more Helene S @helene___ Jul 21 very funny. part of the joke is that the characters arent interchangeable with human characters, theyre actually made to act like animals. so on the other hand it's like hold on... im just sitting here watching animals have sex with each other. is this ok See more X10 T @RT91963349 Jul 8 Funniest show I've watched in many years. It's wild and unapologetically up close with sex. The characters are well developed and I'm looking forward to more episodes. See more John K @WQCMI Jul 4 This is the kind of show that I think had a lot of potential and fully delivered. The animation is excellent, the acting is brilliant and the comedy is spot on! I hope we do get a second season if possible, but for now... well done! See more Diogo F @MewyUwU Jul 2 I personally think this kind of show is underrated as it contains small episodes where the main focus shifts a lot and the story is very unexpected. There are not many like this. See more Chris G @Madraccon Jun 29 I love it it's the best show I ever seen now we need season 2 I'm ready for next chapter See more Read all reviews
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Nick Kroll

Creator

Jennifer Flackett

Creator

Nick Kroll

Voice

Zach Woods

Josh

June Diane Raphael

Fawn

Sabrina Jalees

Penelope

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 22, 2026 The Copulatory Tie Josh wakes up late from hibernation to find his longtime girlfriend has moved on; Fawn tries dating an older stag; Ray gets himself stuck inside a skunk. Details Episode 2 Aired May 22, 2026 The Dating Sites Ray urges a nervous Josh to get back out on the dating scene; Fawn plays Penelope's wing-deer to help her pick up girls at the Beaver Dam. Details Episode 3 Aired May 22, 2026 The Lull Josh steals his dad's stash of horny goat weed to help Ray keep it up; Penelope consults a psychic; Fawn dates a moose who won't make the first move. Details Episode 4 Aired May 22, 2026 The Truth About Canada A flashback reveals Penelope's brush with forbidden love, Fawn's frustrating attempts to cohabitate and the moment the two first became friends. Details Episode 5 Aired May 22, 2026 The Hot Mess Josh is on guard when Ray's deadbeat mom pops into town to throw him a party; Fawn celebrates her freedom and Penelope learns how to do the thing. Details Episode 6 Aired May 22, 2026 The Horse Who Loved Me While Penelope and Fawn take Zeke to The Boneyard to sow his wild oats, Josh goes out with a well-heeled horse who's running from her past. Details Episode 7 Aired May 22, 2026 The Polycule A pair of polyamorous marmots pull Penelope into a throuple; Fawn hits it off with a cute bobcat and Ray takes Josh to an orgy with too many rules. Details Episode 8 Aired May 22, 2026 The Passion of Raynal Skidski Ray falls in love with a schoolteacher while Fawn dates a bro-goat from hell; Josh and Penelope try living as platonic partners. Details Episode 9 Aired May 22, 2026 The All-Nighter Penelope plans a cozy night in for a heartbroken Ray, but he wants a wild night out; Fawn runs into her ex; Josh finds trouble with a tempting mink. Details Episode 10 Aired May 22, 2026 The Wolf Wedding The friends leave the forest to crash Dylan's wedding when Fawn admits she still has feelings for him; will the truth come out or is it too late? Details

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Season Info

Director
Anthony Lioi, Ross Bradley, Henrique Jardim, Alex Salyer
Creator
Nick Kroll, Jennifer Flackett
Executive Producer
Antonio Canobbio
Screenwriter
Laurie Magers, Victor Quinaz, Anna Drezen, Peter Kelly
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Romance, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 22, 2026
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