Adult Swim Hatches Spinoff Series from ‘Harvey Birdman’

Adult Swim’s long-running Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, has spawned a spinoff.

The new half-hour animated series Birdgirl stars Paget Brewster. She plays the new CEO of a huge company who is also a superhero.

Birdgirl was created and executive produced by ME Productions, produced by Susan Shipsky and directed by Rich Ferguson-Hull.

Animation is by Awesome Inc.

Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.