It’s going to be legend — wait for it — dary. The new, animated Legends of Chamberlain Heights TV show premieres on Comedy Central Wednesday, September 14, at 10:30pm ET/PT, following the 20th season premiere of South Park, but you don’t have to wait until then to watch it. The first two episodes are now available on the Comedy Central app, cc.com, and On-Demand.
Don’t worry about Legends of Chamberlain Heights being cancelled anytime too soon. Comedy Central renewed it for a second season, back in July. The comedy is executive produced by Bento Box Entertainment’s Scott Greenberg and Joel Kuwahara, along with co-creator Brad Ableson and showrunner Devon Shepard. Co-creators Quinn Hawking and Josiah Johnson produce. The voice cast stars Quinn Hawking as Jamal, Michael Starrbury as Milk, and Josiah Johnson as Grover.
Legends of Chamberlain Heights series premiere episode will will also premiere on August 29 — more than two weeks early — via iTunes, Amazon Video, Microsoft Movies & TV, Google Play, Verizon Multi-Screen, Vudu, and Sony.
Get all the details from this Comedy Central press release.
COMEDY CENTRAL® HITS THE COURT WITH THE “LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HEIGHTS” SERIES PREMIERE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH AT 10:30 P.M. ET/PT
- Executive Produced by Bento Box Entertainment, Showrunner Devon Shepard and Co-Creator Brad Ableson with Producers and Co-Creators Quinn Hawking and Josiah Johnson
- The First Two Episodes Available on the Comedy Central App and cc.com; Season One Episodes Available Same Day as Air
NEW YORK, August 17, 2016 – Comedy Central shoots and scores! Your new favorite benchwarmers from the coming-of-age animated series “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” will make their debut on Wednesday, September 14, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, following the 20thseason premiere of “South Park.” The first two episodes are available on the Comedy Central app/ cc.com and VOD – authenticated. The first episode will premiere two weeks out on August 29 on iTunes, Amazon Video, Microsoft Movies & TV, Google Play, Verizon Multi-Screen, Vudu, and Sony.
“Legends of Chamberlain Heights” is an urban animated series mixing raucous comedy and social commentary that centers on three high school freshman basketball benchwarmers: Jamal, Grover, and Milk. The three friends tackle life with some wins and some losses, but failure doesn’t faze them since they’re legends…even if it’s just in their own minds.
In the first episode, “Jamallies”, the Chamberlain Heights police confiscate all of the students’ drugs on the eve of the biggest high school party of the year. The Legends decide to take matters into their own hands and find a way to sneak drugs into the party. Chaos ensues when Jamal’s homemade cocktail of “Jamallies” brings on unexpected side effects.
On Wednesday, August 17, the new animated series will launch on Comedy Central’s Snapchat Discover channel.” Original content featuring the “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” characters will debut each week, building to the linear series launch. Leading up to premiere and throughout the season, Comedy Central’s Snapchat Discover channel will feature custom “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” content created specifically for the platform. Custom videos will also be rolling out on cc.com, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, along with highlights, full episodes, memes and gifs to expand the world of the “Legends.” Fans can get in on the action by following the show on Facebook and Twitter.
Episodes will launch day of air on the Comedy Central app/ cc.com as well as becoming available the day after air on iTunes, Amazon, Microsoft Movies & TV, Google Play, Verizon Multi-Screen, Vudu, and Sony.
Premiere episodes of “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” will be available the same day they premiere via cc.com and the Comedy Central app and will be available next day on iTunes, Amazon Video, VUDU, Google Play, Microsoft Movies & TV, and Verizon Multi-Screen.
“Legends of Chamberlain Heights” is executive produced by Bento Box Entertainment (“Bob’s Burgers,” “Brickleberry,” “The Awesomes”) co-founders Scott Greenberg and Joel Kuwahara, along with co-creator Brad Ableson (“The Simpsons,” “Good Vibes”) and showrunner Devon Shepard (“Everybody Hates Chris,” “Being Mary Jane,” “House of Lies,” “Weeds”), with co-creators Quinn Hawking (Fox Sports, NFL Network) and Josiah Johnson (Showtime, NFL Network) producing.
About Bento Box Entertainment
Bento Box Entertainment (bentoboxent.com) is an Emmy® award-winning studio that creates premium content for all distribution platforms worldwide. The company is the leading producer of primetime animated comedy series, with studios in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Toronto. Bento Box Entertainment is currently developing and producing several broadcast, cable and digital projects, including “Bob’s Burgers” on FOX with 20th Century Fox Television and creator Loren Bouchard and “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” on Comedy Central, among many others. The company can be followed across social media channels @bentoboxent.
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