Series synopsis
Major Lazer is an American comedy animation television series that premiered on FXX on April 17, 2015. It ended on June 25, 2015. It was created by Nick Weidenfeld, Ferry Gouw, Diplo, Kevin Kusatsu. It stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, James Adomian, John Boyega and Ashante 'Taranchyla' Reid.
Set in the future, Major Lazer is a Jamaican superhero who fights against the dystopian forces that have ruined society that are led by President Whitehall and General Rubbish. Major Lazer is assisted in his fight by President Whitehall's daughter Penny and hacker Blkmrkt.
Premise
Set in the future, Major Lazer is a Jamaican superhero who fights against the dystopian forces that have ruined society that are led by President Whitehall and General Rubbish. Major Lazer is assisted in his fight by President Whitehall's daughter Penny and hacker Blkmrkt.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Major Lazer (voice)
- James Adomian as General Rubbish (voice)
- John Boyega as Blkmrkt (voice)
- Ashante 'Taranchyla' Reid as Old Rasta / PG Tipps / Weed Man (voice)
- J.K. Simmons as President Whitewall (voice)
- Angela Trimbur as Penny Whitewall (voice)
Guest cast
- Jonathan Banks as The Law (voice)
- Andy Samberg as Dr. Nerd (voice)
- Tiësto as DJ God (voice)
- Udo Kier as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
- Ezra Koenig as Ryland (voice)
- Riff Raff
- Trinidad James as Weed Man (voice)
- Aziz Ansari as Goosh (voice)
- Heather Anne Campbell as Video Game Tournament Worker (voice)
- Kumail Nanjiani as Thor (voice)
- Jorma Taccone as K-POP (voice)
- Ferry Gouw as Kamikaze (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | April 17, 2015 | June 25, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bad Seed Major Lazer goes on vacation. After visiting "The Weed Man," Penny smokes some weed and goes on a bad trip. This causes Major Lazer to come to Penny's rescue to fight off the Weed Man. |
April 17, 2015 |
| 2 |
Escape from Rave Island Major Lazer agrees to DJ the biggest rave ever on Ibiza, which was destroyed hundreds of years earlier in the Great Foam Party Disaster of 2015. But things go sideways when the law shows up to bust the party. Guest starring Jonathan Banks, Tiesto. |
April 24, 2015 |
| 3 |
Treble in Paradise Treble in Paradise - When all of the world’s bass is stolen by Dr. Nerd, Penny and Major Lazer have to track it down before Dr. Nerd can unleash the ultimate Bass Drop. Guest starring Andy Samberg. |
May 1, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FXX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 17, 2015 |
| Last aired | June 25, 2015 |
| Runtime | 10 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:00:00 |