# The Last Kids on Earth (2019)

> A young teen and his friends defend their decked-out tree house against monsters in a playful animated apocalypse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/78446

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 21
- Episode runtime: 68 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, family
- Created by: William Lau
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Bruce Campbell, Mark Hamill, Nick Wolfhard, Keith David, Rosario Dawson, Giles Panton, Garland Whitt, Catherine O'Hara
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8914012/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: playful, breezy, irreverent, comforting, joyful

## What critics say

Audiences rate the animated apocalypse comedy positively, with a strong first season and a weaker follow-up.

## Synopsis

The Last Kids on Earth (2019-2020) is an American animated comedy series created by William Lau for Netflix, adapted from the children's book series. Young teenager Jack Sullivan (voiced by Nick Wolfhard) lives with a crew of friends in a decked-out tree house, and their days revolve around video games, candy, and fighting the zombies and monsters that overrun the aftermath of a monster apocalypse. Chef (Bruce Campbell) and Bardle (Mark Hamill) are among the voiced characters who shape the group's wild adventures. Each episode is a self-contained romp built around a new monster threat, a silly quest, or a scrape with the creatures roaming the wreckage, while the friends' loyalty to one another anchors the story. The tone is playful, breezy, and gently irreverent, with a kid-centered sense of wonder that treats catastrophe as a grand game. Its visual style is bright, cartoonish, and energetic, with cheerful exaggerated monsters and colorful locales. Fans of Gravity Falls, Phineas and Ferb, and Dragon Ball will find similar pleasures in its mix of imaginative creatures and youthful camaraderie. Across three seasons and twenty-one episodes, it offers an easy, family-friendly watch with a lighthearted spin on the end of the world.

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