In the Know

This article is about the 2024 Peacock television series. For the CBS news interstitials, see In the News.

In the Know is an American adult stop-motion political satire television series developed by Zach Woods, Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner, and stars the voices of Woods, Judge, Caitlin Reilly, Carl Tart, J. Smith-Cameron, and Charlie Bushnell. The series is centered around the staff of an NPR program. It was released onto Peacock on January 25, 2024, and is notable for being the service's first original adult animated and stop-motion series.^[1][2] On December 31, 2024, it was announced that the series was canceled after one season.^[3]

In the Know
Genre	Animation Comedy
Created by	Zach Woods Brandon Gardner Mike Judge
Directed by	Brandon Gardner Zach Woods
Voices of	Zach Woods Caitlin Reilly Carl Tart J. Smith-Cameron Charlie Bushnell Mike Judge
Composer	Eldad Guetta
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Brandon Gardner Zach Woods Mike Judge Greg Daniels Dustin Davis Alex Bulkley Corey Campodonico
Producers	Melanie Coombs Jen Chuck
Editors	Hamilton Barrett Kelly Lyon
Running time	21–26 minutes
Production companies	Oregon Film ShadowMachine Bandera Entertainment Universal Television
Original release
Network	Peacock
Release	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)

Cast

• Zach Woods as Lauren Caspian
• Caitlin Reilly as Fabian
• Carl Tart as Carl
• J. Smith-Cameron as Barb
• Charlie Bushnell as Chase
• Mike Judge as Sandy

Interviewees

• Jonathan Van Ness
• Kaia Gerber
• Ken Burns
• Finn Wolfhard
• Norah Jones
• Tegan and Sara
• Nicole Byer
• Roxane Gay
• Mike Tyson
• Jorge Masvidal
• Hugh Laurie

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"I'm No Hero"	Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods	Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
Lauren allows a homeless man to use the station's bathroom, and he occupies it the entire day. Interviews include Kaia Gerber discussing how she learned to walk for modelling and Jonathan Van Ness disputing the title "the Malcolm X of the gay community".
2	"Whose House?"	Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods	Billy Domineau and Collier Meyerson	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
It's pledge week, and Lauren meets Gene, the station's biggest donor. Meanwhile, Fabian finds her temporary job "boring", and Sandy shows interest in the donor station. Interviews: Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones
3	"Very Gross"	Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods	Emmy Blotnick and Emman Sadorra	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
Despite his nauseous listeners, Lauren finally gets to interview his dream guests Tegan and Sara, and Fabian dedicates herself to a new cause. Interviews: Tegan and Sara, Nicole Byer
4	"Portrait of a Safety Rep on Fire"	Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods	Brandon Gardner	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
Lauren is no long allowed to donate to the sperm bank, Fabian and Carl compete to be temporary safety rep, and Barb searches for the perfect chair. Interviews: Roxane Gay, Mike Tyson.
5	"Yogurt Week"	Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods	Jen Chuck and Ronnie Adrian	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
Lauren calls for a racial reckoning, Sandy receives a transplant, and Fabian conducts a pre-interview with Jorge Masvidal.
6	"Thinksgiving"	Brandon Gardner and Zach Woods	Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner	January 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
Lauren's son visits for Thanksgiving, the staff gathers at the station to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Lauren gets an impromptu interview with Hugh Laurie. Fabian has to choose between her career and her family.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of thirteen critics' reviews are positive.^[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 69 out of 100, based on seven critics.^[5]

Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the series a 4 out of 5.^[6]

For the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards lead animator Jan Maas won an Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. ^[7]