Plot Synopsis

Created by Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell, THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL is a 20-minute animated series that follows Clancy, a spacecaster with a malfunctioning multiverse simulator, who leaves the comfort of his extra-dimensional home on the Chromatic Ribbon to interview beings living in other worlds. On his journey through space and time, Clancy explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between. The story opens when he simulator lands Clancy on a zombie-ravaged earth, where he meets the president, who's a fan of drugs and meditation. On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, Netflix released the entire eight-episode first season of THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL. Guest stars in Season 1 include: Dr. Drew Pinsky; Anne Lamott & Raghu Markus; Damien Echols; Trudy Goodman; Jason Louv; David Nichtern; Caitlin Doughty; and Deneen Fendig, Duncan Trussell's late mother.