Dallas & Robo

Dallas & Robo is an American adult animation comedy television series created by Mike Roberts and starring John Cena and Kat Dennings that premiered on May 30, 2018, on YouTube Premium.
The series began airing on Syfy's late-night programming block TZGZ on August 8, 2020.

Premise

Dallas & Robo follows "sassy space-trucker Dallas and self-proclaimed warrior-poet robot Robo who must navigate their way around cannibal bikers, rival space truckers, and vending machine burritos as they try to make a buck in the seedy world of interplanetary big-rigging."

Cast and characters

Main

John Cena as Robo
Kat Dennings as Dallas Moonshiner
Stephen Root as Uncle Danny Moonshiner
Tim Blake Nelson as The Woodsman
Milana Vayntrub as Ellie Moonshiner
Dana Snyder as Fat Paul

Recurring

Julie Nathanson as Computer
Giancarlo Esposito as Victor Goldsmith
Clancy Brown as The Stranger
Taran Killam as Bright Eyes
Jane Lynch as Carol
Steve Little as Freddy Calhoun
Bree Williamson as Hellen
Nat Faxon as Clark

Guest

Matt Braunger as Blood Tooth
Charlyne Yi as Amber
David Hornsby as Dirt Ripper, a murderer hiding aboard the "Georgia Overdrive" that assumes the identity of the ship's intern, Skip, after killing him.
Tom Lennon as Dr. John Eichler and Dicky St. James
Dale Watson as The Balladeer
Suzanne Keilly as Dr. Gretta Bunson
Ted Raimi as Bruce Stoneman and Dr. Emanuel Gardner
Eric Bauza as Whiskey Johnson and Bill Dickman
Dave Dameshek as Gene Leondowski
Jeffrey DeMunn as Charlie
Ethan Phillips as Bob
Bob Bergen as Grizzled Trucker

Production

Development

On August 4, 2017, it was announced that YouTube had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight half-hour episodes. The series was created by Mike Roberts and is set to be written by Matt Mariska and Andy Sipes. Executive producers are set to include Roberts, Mariska, Sipes, and John Cena. Production company and animation studio ShadowMachine, which has produced animated series including Robot Chicken and BoJack Horseman, produced the series.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that John Cena and Kat Dennings were cast in the series' lead roles of Robo and Dallas, respectively. The main cast is also set to be rounded out by Jane Lynch, Dana Snyder, Giancarlo Esposito, Clancy Brown, Bree Williamson, Nat Faxon, Taran Killam, and Milana Vayntrub.

Release

Marketing

On May 4, 2018, YouTube Red released a series of promotional images from the series and announced that it would premiere on May 30, 2018. On May 18, 2018, the first trailer for the series was released.

Reception

In a positive review, Forbes Merrill Barr praised the series saying, "Dallas & Robo is something special and different while still feeling familiar and safe. It’s the Fast & Furious to Futuramas Point Break. A heavily Groening inspired series that completely surprises in its competency, complexity and charm. It is absolutely must-see television and one of the top three series on YouTube Premium".