FIRST LOOK: Netflix Long-Awaited “Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs & Ham”

FIRST LOOK: Netflix Long-Awaited “Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs & Ham”

October 8th, 2019

Jerry Beck

Literally years in the making, Netflix’s animated series Green Eggs and Ham is finally binge-ready – and will be released on November 8th. The series boasts “cinema-quality hand-drawn 2D animation, humor, adventure and great sophistication.” It also has an all-star voice cast, thanks to series exec producer Ellen DeGeneres. The series focuses on opposites Guy and Sam who take a road trip to save an endangered animal, learning to try new things like hope, friendship — and a certain delectable dish.

Below: Green Eggs and Ham stars Michael Douglas, Adam Devine, Keegan-Michael Key, Ilana Glazer and Eddie Izzard give a dramatic reading of the beloved children’s book.

SYNOPSIS:

The story of Green Eggs and Ham is like a postmodern Planes, Trains and Automobiles through the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss. Sam rescues the rare Chickeraffe from the Glurfsburg Zoo, hides it in a briefcase, and attempts to make his way to Meepville where he can charter a cold air balloon to take the Chickeraffe to his island home.

Guy just flopped his last big chance at being a world famous inventor for the industrial Snerz Co. He packs up his invention in a briefcase and resigns to give up on his dreams and become a paint watcher.

A chance meeting at a diner with Sam, and a switch up with the briefcases results in these two unlikely souls getting mixed up on an adventure that takes them on a journey of self discovery.

Our two mismatched heroes cross paths with overprotective Michellee, whose daughter, EB, desperately wants a pet, and falls madly in love with the Chickeraffe… despite her mother’s fears that it will eat off her face (it won’t). Michellee’s walled up heart also connects with the heart-hardened Guy. And a laborious love story begins.

Our fakakta foursome are also unknowingly pursued by a bounty hunter goat, two bad guys, and a villain who’s out to get the Chickeraffee as his ultimate trophy.

ABOUT:
Creator: Jared Stern
Executive Producers: Ellen DeGeneres, Jared Stern, Sam Register, Mike Karz, David Dobkin and Jeff Kleeman
Producer: Helen Kalafatic
Produced By: Warner Bros. Animation
Format: Animated 13 x ½ hour episodes

Series Stars: Adam Devine, Michael Douglas, Ilana Glazer, Diane Keaton, Keegan-Michael Key, Eddie Izzard, Jeffrey Wright, Jillian Bell, John Turturro, Tracy Morgan and Daveed Diggs

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Jerry Beck

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.