Netflix are bringing the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss to the small screen with their adaptation of Green Eggs and Ham.
Based on the beloved book, the animated series will follow Guy and Sam – total opposites – as they venture out on a road trip to try and save an endangered animal from a far off zoo.
Sam puts the animal – the rare Chickeraffe from the Glurfsburg Zoo – in a briefcase, as he begins to attempt to make his way to Meepville in the hopes of chartering a cold air balloon to take the critter 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.
The series will debut on Netflix in autumn 2019 – but, in the mean time, you can check out the full list of characters (and who are voicing them) below.
SAM I AM (Adam Devine)
A wildlife rescuer who specializes in saving rare animals and savoring every bite of Green Eggs & Ham.
GUY AM I (Michael Douglas)
An amateur inventor turned professional paint-watcher looking for a warm bowl of oat mush, peace and quiet.
EB (Ilana Glazer)
A curious, fun seeking girl who just wants to keep a dangerous wild animal as a pet.
MICHELLEE (Diane Keaton)
EB’s overprotective mother who’d rather stay home and count beans than ever risk any fun.
NARRATOR (Keegan-Michael Key)
Our rhyming guide on the road to Meepville
SNERZ (Eddie Izzard)
The tiny, evil overlord of the biggest company in all of Seussdom with a passion for collecting rare, illegal animals.
MCWINKLE (Jeffrey Wright)
A professional bad guy on one last job.
GLUNTZ (Jillian Bell)
A professional bad guy on her very first job.
GOAT (John Turturro)
The biggest, baddest goat this side of Meepville.
FOX (Tracy Morgan)
A fox torn by his love for a chicken and her tasty green eggs.
MOUSE (Daveed Diggs)
A revolutionary at heart, this vermin longs for freedom and cheese.
