While Big Mouth prepares its final awkward, hormone-fueled bow, the demented geniuses behind those pubescent nightmares are cooking up something even wilder. Forget school hallways; they are unleashing that same unhinged energy into the animal kingdom! Picture this: woodland creatures having existential crises about their love lives, forest-floor hookups, and furry therapy sessions. It is like Disney meets HBO after dark, with raccoons discussing relationship baggage and bears swiping right.

While Big Mouth wraps up its wild ride, Mating Season is about to take the animal kingdom by storm, with love, chaos, and everything in between brought to life by the same genius team.

Netflix's animation department is positively frothing over Mating Season, the spiritual successor to Big Mouth from the dream team of Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg, and professional chaos agent Nick Kroll. While Big Mouth concludes its eight-season hormone carnival this May, the Brutus Pink production company (partnered with animation powerhouse Titmouse) is already knee-deep in its next project. The boundary-pushing lunacy that made Big Mouth a hit returns in Mating Season, dropping exclusively on Netflix in 2026, though executives remain tight-lipped about the release date.

Ditch those awkward middle school memories and embrace the untamed wilderness where Mating Season unfolds its gloriously deranged narrative. The animated series follows bears, raccoons, deer, foxes, and assorted forest denizens stumbling through the comedy minefield of dating, mating, and relationship mapping. Consider it Big Mouth's evolutionary leap: the same emotional core and boundary-pushing humor, now featuring woodland creatures discussing commitment issues while foraging for berries. 

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While Big Mouth introduced us to awkward adolescence, Mating Season promises to take the animal kingdom's dating drama to a whole new level, with the nod of the animation master himself.

Animation guru John Derderian could not contain his enthusiasm when discussing how Brutus Pink revolutionized adult animation with Big Mouth's unique blend of raunch and heart. "With ‘Mating Season,’ they’ll bring that same bold and hilarious creativity into the animal kingdom," he gushed in a talk with TUDUM, practically guaranteeing the show will have viewers questioning why they are emotionally invested in a fox's dating life. The creative team promises the same perfect mix of crude humor and surprising emotional depth that made audiences fall in love with singing hormone monsters.

As Big Mouth embarks on its hilariously named Big Mouth Swallows America Farewell Tour this May, bringing cast reunions, early-episode screenings, and merch that will make parents uncomfortable, Mating Season waits in the wings, sharpening its claws. The torch of Brutus Pink's signature storytelling style is passing from hormone-addled teens to woodland creatures, ensuring Netflix subscribers will continue receiving their recommended dose of inappropriate animation through 2026 and beyond. The animal kingdom has never looked so disturbingly relatable.

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