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Koala Man (2023)

Koala Man poster
Genre
animated sitcom, adult animated television series
Country
Australia, United States
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged dad in Australia acts as a superhero with no actual powers. He barely hides his identity while protecting his town in a world where Australia is the main superpower.

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What happens

Koala Man is a superhero animated sitcom created by Michael Cusack for Hulu. Developed by Cusack, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit, the series premiered on January 9, 2023, on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ in Australia. The series pilot aired on ABC in 2018. The series is set in an alternate universe where the United States has been destroyed, and Australia is the world's last surviving superpower. A middle-aged family man serves as the resident superhero of Dapto while having no superhuman abilities and devoting minimal effort to hide his secret identity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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