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Hit Monkey
Hit Monkey
The title shot from the premiere episode "Pilot"
Beginning date November 17, 2021
Number of Episodes 10 (Currently Ordered)
Season One
Season Two
Writers Josh Gordon
Will Speck
Producers Josh Gordon
Will Speck
Jeph Loeb
Keith Foglesong
Matt Thompson
Neal Holman
Duffy Boudreau
Mollie Brock
Marcus Rosentrater
Original Channel Hulu
Previous Series The Untold Tales of the Eternals
Next Series Baymax!
Note, this article describes an ongoing release.

Hit Monkey is a series from Marvel Animation. The series is the first to focus on the character, his first animated appearance, and first television appearance.

Background[]

Promotional poster

The series was announced on February 11th, 2019 at the Television Critics Association press tour. It was released along with M.O.D.O.K., intending to lead up to the crossover series The Offenders. This will be similar to Marvel Studios's Netflix series. It would have included Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler before their cancellation which also ended The Offenders.

The series is written by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. Gordon, Speck, and Jeph Loeb are executive producers. However, following the initial announcement Loeb was forced out of Marvel and his name has not been attached to any further announcements.

The series follows Hit Monkey, a wronged Japanese snow monkey who was mentored by the ghost of an American assassin, as he cuts his way through the Tokyo underworld.[1]

Gordon said of the series, "We first read Hit-Monkey about eight years ago, not long after it was published, and we were immediate fans. To us it's one of the best origin stories for any Marvel character ever."

Speck added, "When we met with Jeph and everyone at Marvel, we could tell right away that they just wanted to make something that swung for the fences. That's all you’re looking for, partners who want to make the weirdest stuff possible."[2]

Story[]

The show follows a Japanese snow macaque whose clan meets a stranded hitman named Bryce and nurses him back to health. However, after Bryce dies the titular simian follows in the assassin's footsteps to seek vengeance, while guided by Bryce's ghost.

Josh Gordon said of the character, "He's a character who is violent and temper­ amental but also deeply wounded and innocent."

Cast[]

Actor Role(s)
Fred Tatasciore Hit Monkey
Jason Sudeikis Bryce
George Takei Shinji
Olivia Munn Akiko
Ally Maki Haruka
Nobi Nakanishi Ito
Leslie Jones TBA

The main cast was announced by Marvel Entertainment on September 20th, 2021.[3]

Leslie Jones was announced in the second season announcement.

Crew[]

Role Person(s)
Writers Josh Gordon
Will Speck
Producers Duffy Boudreau
Mollie Brock
Marcus Rosentrater
Executive Producer Josh Gordon
Will Speck
Keith Foglesong
Matt Thompson
Neal Holman
Showrunner Josh Gordon
Will Speck
Based on Characters By Daniel Way
Dalibor Talajic

Episodes[]

The series premiered November 17th, 2021 on Hulu.[4]

All ten episodes of the first season were released on the same day, similar to M.O.D.O.K.. This is similar to the Netflix model of release rather than the usual Hulu release or Disney+ model that releases just one episode a week.

The second season was announced on February 2nd, 2023.[5]

Videos[]

Trailers[]

Reception[]

The first season earned a 84% on Rotten Tomatoes with an audience score of 88%, a 57 on Metacritic with a user score of 7.5, and a 7.8 on Internet Movie Database.

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Hit Monkey Episodes
Season One "Pilot" • "Bright Lights, Big City" • "Legend of the Drunken Monkey" • "The Code" • "Run Monkey Run" • "The Long Goodbye" • "Sayonara Monkey" • "Home Sweet Home" • "The End: Part One" • "The End: Part Two"
Season Two TBA
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