''Birdgirl'' is an American

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television series. It is a spin-off of the television series ''

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'' created by

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and

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, which itself was a comedic

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of the original 1967 ''Birdman'' cartoon and ''

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''. The series stars the voices of

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, Sonia Denis,

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and River L. Ramirez. The series premiered on

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on April 5, 2021. Unlike in the original ''Birdman'' cartoon, the Hanna-Barbera-owned characters—including Birdman himself—are missing from the series. On October 4, 2021, Kether Donohue, the voice of Gillian, posted on

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that ''Birdgirl'' had been renewed for a second season. This was confirmed on February 9, 2022. The second and final season premiered on Adult Swim on June 19, 2022, and

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on June 20.

Plot

Judy Ken Sebben, the daughter of Phil Ken Sebben, fights crime as Birdgirl. When Phil Ken Sebben is killed in an accident, he names Birdgirl as the successor of Sebben & Sebben Worldwide. With help from her friend Meredith the Mind Taker, Birdgirl was able to get Judy to be the new

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of Sebben & Sebben while still fighting crime on the side. In undoing the crimes her own father committed and combating other emerging threats of rivals while trying to balance between running the company and continuing her life as a superhero, Judy is aided by the Birdteam, an all-new crack team she forms with Meredith and other Sebben & Sebben Worldwide employees.

Characters

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2022)

Reception

Reviewing the first 2 episodes,

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praises the "chaotic" pacing and characters, "sweet" backstory, and expresses hope in its potential; their review describes the show as an "exciting new Adult Swim venture that’s able to successfully carry on the unhinged atmosphere of the original ''Harvey Birdman'' while it takes the material to entirely different places."

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expressed joy towards Brewster's titular character and lamented that the supporting characters were not as interesting as those in ''Harvey Birdman'', presumably because ''Birdman'' was contingent on the inclusion of

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cartoon incidentals, whereas ''Birdgirl'' takes place in a human-centric world.

Notes

References

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