Central Park is an American musical animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith and Josh Gad for Apple TV+, using the same art style as Bouchard's previous series Bob's Burgers. The series premiered on May 29, 2020, and revolves around a family living in Central Park in New York City who must save it from a greedy land developer.
In March 2021, the series was given an early third season renewal and the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The third and final season premiered on September 9, 2022.
On December 3, 2023, Josh Gad revealed that the show had been cancelled after three seasons.
Premise[]
Told through the eyes of a fourth wall-aware busker narrator, named Birdie, the musical series tells the story of the Tillerman–Hunter family who live in Edendale Castle in Central Park. Patriarch Owen (the dorky manager of the park), his wife Paige (a journalist always stuck with writing fluff pieces who hopes to write a real story), their daughter Molly (loves drawing comics about herself and a boy she has a crush on) and their son Cole (an emotional young boy who loves animals). Their lives change when an elderly heiress and entrepreneur named Bitsy Brandenham and her frequently abused assistant Helen plot to buy up all the land in Central Park and turn it into more condominiums, shops, and restaurants as a way of getting back at the world. The Tillermans must also deal with their issues and save the park.
Cast[]
- Kristen Bell (season 1) and Emmy Raver-Lampman (season 2–3) as Molly Tillerman
- Tituss Burgess as Cole Tillerman
- Daveed Diggs as Helen
- Josh Gad as Birdie
- Kathryn Hahn as Paige Hunter
- Leslie Odom Jr. as Owen Tillerman
- Stanley Tucci as Bitsy Brandenham
- Keala Settle as Young Bitsy.
- Kristen Bell as Abby Hunter (season 3), Paige's sister who moves to New York to follow her dream of being a successful actress.