The brothers' stories often center around them trying to find their way out of various issues, occasionally meeting and interacting with characters from its video game source material. Set in the 1930s-style world of the Inkwell Isles, The Cuphead Show! follows the misadventures of Cuphead and Mugman, a pair of anthropomorphic cup brothers who live with their elderly grandfather and caretaker, Elder Kettle, in a teapot-shaped cottage. The second season was released on August 19, 2022, followed, soon after, by the third season released on November 18, 2022. The series was released worldwide on February 18, 2022, to generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its animation, voice acting, music, humor, and tone, but some felt it lacked in substance, with the episodes' plots being criticized for being 'too fragmented' and 'often repetitive'. Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, the creators of Cuphead, serve as executive producers, along with Wasson and CJ Kettler from King Features Syndicate, and Cosmo Segurson serving as co-executive producer. The Cuphead Show! is an animated slapstick comedy streaming television series developed by Dave Wasson for Netflix, loosely based on the 2017 Canadian video game Cuphead by Studio MDHR.
