Green Eggs and Ham (TV series)

Green Eggs and Ham is an American animated comedy adventure streaming television series loosely based on the 1960 Dr. Seuss book of the same title for Warner Bros. Animation and Netflix. It premiered on November 8, 2019 on Netflix. The series has received critical acclaim for its animation, humor, story and voice acting. In December 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which will be titled "Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving".
Premise.
Sam-I-Am rescues the rare Chickeraffe from a zoo, saying that he intends to return it to its natural habitat. After he accidentally swaps his briefcase, containing the Chickeraffe, for that of failed inventor Guy-Am-I (the unnamed character in the original book), Sam and Guy end up on an road trip adventure with E.B., a girl who wants to adopt the Chickeraffe as a pet, and E.B.'s overprotective mother Michellee, who is also a romantic interest for Guy. The four are pursued by Snerz, a tiny, evil, wealthy, and arrogant poacher and collector, Snerz, who wants to claim the Chickeraffe (named Mr. Jenkins by E.B.) as a trophy; two mysterious "B.A.D.G.U.Y.S." named McWinkle and Gluntz; and Snerz's bounty hunter Goat (as in the goat that rhymed with "boat" in the book).
Production.
Development.
On April 29, 2015, Netflix announced it had given the production a series order consisting of thirteen episodes. At the same time, Deadline Hollywood reported that production on the series will take three years and is expected to be the most expensive animated program to make with each episode costing five to six million dollars. Production companies involved in the series include Warner Bros. Animation, A Very Good Production, A Stern Talking To and Gulfstream Television. Animation services are provided by Chromosphere Studio, Deluxe Animation Studios, Folimage, Snipple Animation Studios, Tonic DNA and Yowza! Animation. The series was originally slated to premiere in the fall of 2018 before receiving its fall 2019 premiere window. On December 20, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. 
Casting.
On February 19, 2019, the cast of the series was announced with Adam DeVine and Michael Douglas voicing the lead roles while Diane Keaton, Ilana Glazer, Eddie Izzard, Tracy Morgan, Daveed Diggs, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright and Jillian Bell would have supporting roles.
Reception.
Critical response.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 8.46/10, based on 8 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Critics love its animation, the way it plays with expectations. With goofy jokes and surprising wham, you may just love "Green Eggs and Ham"." Metacritic assigned the series a score of 89 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".
Accolades.
In 2020, the series won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special.
Home media.
Season 1 was released on DVD on December 1, 2020, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.