Netflix’s Mating Season trailer reveals The Big Mouth team’s take on dating
Netflix has announced Mating Season, a new animated comedy from the creators of Big Mouth, premiering May 22. The show reunites the creative team behind the raunchy coming-of-age series, which concluded its eight-season run in May 2025.
Rather than following horny middle schoolers, Mating Season transposes the formula to anthropomorphic forest animals navigating romance and reproduction. The first trailer, released April 16, demonstrates the show maintains Big Mouth’s trademark blend of crude humor and meta-commentary. The narrative follows bachelor bear Josh, voiced by Silicon Valley’s Zach Woods, presented through a nature documentary-style frame about the biological imperative to find a mate.
The shift in setting and cast—from suburban teenagers to forest creatures—represents the creators’ attempt to refresh their successful comedic formula while maintaining the irreverent tone that resonated with viewers. Whether this premise will appeal to Big Mouth’s existing fanbase or attract new audiences remains to be seen, but Netflix’s investment in reuniting the original creative team suggests confidence in the concept.