Danny DeVito and daughter Lucy star in FXX's new Little Demon voice cast
FXX’s new adult animated series stars Hollywood legend Danny DeVito alongside daughter Lucy in Little Demon’s hilarious main voice cast.
There continues to be a steady stream of adult animated content arriving on streaming platforms worldwide and this week, it’s the turn of FXX and Hulu to bring a devilish twist to the tale.
The new series is called Little Demon and centres around Chrissy, the daughter of a reluctant mother and the devil himself as they try to live an ordinary life in Delaware.
With solid visuals and an interesting premise, Little Demon is sure to be a hit with fans of this type of series; however, it’s the father-daughter duo of Danny and Lucy DeVito that is grabbing the headlines after last night’s premiere.
Little Demon: Voice cast
- Lucy DeVito as Chrissy
- Danny DeVito as Satan
- Aubrey Plaza as Laura
- Eugene Cordero as Bennigan
- Lennon Parham as Darlene
- Michael Shannon as Unshaven Man
Little Demon also features some special guest appearances including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Brooks, Dave Bautista, Rhea Perlman, Shangela, Patrick Wilson, William Jackson Harper, Pamela Adlon, June Diane Raphael, Toks Olagundoye, Lamorne Morris, and Sam Richardson.
Everyone on the a west coast wondering if I’m insane. Watch Little Demon at 10 PM tonight on FXX or tomorrow on Hulu . All your questions will be answered. @LittleDemonFX @Lucydevito @evilhag
— Danny DeVito (@DannyDeVito) August 26, 2022
Lucy DeVito joins father Danny on Little Demon cast
Little Demon’s main character, Chrissy, is voiced by Lucy DeVito, daughter of famous stars Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman – both of whom also feature in the new FXX series.
Lucy was born in Los Angeles and pursued acting from an early age, eventually graduating from Brown University in 2007 with a degree in theatre.
The following year she would portray Anne Frank in the stage production of the same name at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, with a role the next year as La Piccola in The Miracle at Naples.
She would make her on-screen debut in 2009’s Leaves of Grass and even star alongside her mother in the Love, Lose, and What I Wore theatre play. However, her big breakthrough arguably came in 2010 when she was cast as Stephanie Krause in the hit comedy series, Melissa & Joey.
The 39-year-old has also featured in the likes of The Comedian (2016), The Marvellous Mrs Maisel (2018-19), Dumbo (2019), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Shameless (2019). She will also appear in the highly-anticipated Marilyn Monroe biographical movie Blonde, set to release in September 2022.
How has Little Demon been rated after two episodes?
Little Demon premiered its first two episodes last night, August 25th, with new chapters set to drop every Thursday at 10 PM ET via the FXX channel (Hulu drops new episodes the next day).
After only two episodes, the series has been met with a positive to mixed response from fans and critics alike.
On the one hand, Little Demon is scoring an impressive 86% tomatometer and 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. On the other hand, ratings of just 6.3/10 and 62% can be seen on IMDB and MetaCritic respectively.
Variety noted in their review that Little Demon struggles to maintain the father-daughter relationship between Satan and Chrissy, despite being voiced by real-life father-daughter duo Danny and Lucy DeVito.
IndieWire gave the show a C rating after two episodes:
“With a strong cast behind it and plenty of time ahead, “Little Demon” could forge an imaginative reputation through the fires of trial and error. But in order to stand out, it needs to get off the highway and carve its own path to hell — leaving good intentions, and conventions, in the dust.” – IndieWire.
This was a sentiment echoed by The Hollywood Reporter, which notes how the series “has everything it needs to be a winner” but warns that “it just has to find its own path to joining them all together.”
“Little Demon makes sure to root most of its humor in character and situation instead of gags. Sure, there are plenty of gags, but we just love the idea of a seemingly relatable story being layered over by ridiculous circumstances.” – Decider.
By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
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