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‘Basket Case’ Meets ‘Who’s the Boss?’ in Adult Animated Series ‘Beefy Frank’ [Exclusive Clip]
“Beefy Frank” is a new a new adult animated horror comedy series pitched as “The Sopranos” and “Who’s the Boss?” meets Basket Case and Re-Animator.
The pilot is now in production, and we have an exclusive clip below.
Low-level mob “associate” Frank Vitaliano was accidentally mutated into a disembodied head with telekinetic powers during a job gone wrong. Fresh out of prison, Frank is crashing with his sister, trying to get his life together — all while becoming a reluctant role model to his dorky nephew, dodging his hardass parole officer, juggling his smokeshow monster girlfriend, and keeping a local wiseguy off his back.
“Beefy Frank” is created by “Superjail” supervising director Mike Carlo and Itsy Bitsy screenwriter Jason Alvino.
“We’ve been obsessed with ‘Beefy Frank’ since the first sketch,” commented Carlo. “It feels good to be actively making the show we want to see, a show we know audiences are going to love as much as we do.”
“It’s personal, weird, and everything we love on one plate,” added Alvino.
“Superjail” and “Ballmastrz: 9009” creator Christy Karacas serves as executive producer on the project.
“Italian culture is baked into pop culture. Horror is having a renaissance. But what really hooked me was how unexpectedly relatable this is,” said Karacas. “It’s the perfect blend of heart and irreverence that makes for a hit animated comedy.”
The production is embracing the creative freedom of operating independently to deliver a unique vision without compromise.
A premiere event is being targeted for 2026. Keep an eye on BeefyFrank.tv for updates.
A hospital stay grows more nerve-frazzling when memory loss distorts reality in our exclusive clip from This Tempting Madness, inspired by a true story.
The mind-bending psychological thriller will be released in select theaters and on demand on June 12 via Vertical.
Simone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Mia, who awakens from a coma, grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions and her perception of reality.
In This Tempting Madness, “Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions, and her perception of reality.”
Jennifer E. Montgomery makes her feature directorial debut from a script she co-wrote with director of photography Andrew Davis, inspired by Montgomery’s first-hand experience with tragedy involving her best friend.
“Months before the incident, there were signals that her world was unraveling,” says Montgomery. “I could feel the pressure building, though I didn’t know what form it would take. I never could have known what violence would come, and I certainly never imagined making a film about it.”
Austin Stowell (“NCIS: Origins”), Suraj Sharma (Happy Death Day 2U), Mojean Aria (Reminiscence), Amol Shah (“For All Mankind”), and Zenobia Shroff (“Ms. Marvel”) round out the cast.
Smoke Jumper Films and Mango Monster Productions produce in association with Catchlight Studios (Heretic, The Blackening).
This Tempting Madness is rated R for “language, violence/bloody images, and brief sexuality.”
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