The Tick ( 2016 tv series ) - wikipedia The Tick ( 2016 tv series ) The Tick Genre Action Superhero Comedy Adventure Created by Ben Edlund Based on The Tick by Ben Edlund Starring Peter Serafinowicz Griffin Newman Valorie Curry Brendan Hines Yara Martinez Scott Speiser Jackie Earle Haley Composer ( s ) Chris Bacon Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 6 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Ben Edlund David Fury Barry Josephson Wally Pfister Barry Sonnenfeld Producer ( s ) Peter Serafinowicz Patrick Warburton Camera setup Single - camera Running time 29 minutes Production company ( s ) Josephson Entertainment Amazon Studios Sony Pictures Television Distributor Amazon Studios Release Original network Amazon Video Original release August 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 18 ) -- present ( present ) External links Website www.amazon.com/dp/B01J776HVW The Tick is an American web comedy television series based on the character The Tick from the comic book of the same name. Its pilot premiered on Amazon Video on August 25, 2017 along with 5 other episodes as a `` half - season '' with episodes 7 - 12 airing February 23, 2018 to `` curb binge watching ''. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Production 4 Release 5 Episodes 6 Reception 7 References 8 External links Premise The Tick is a nigh - invulnerable superhero in a blue tick costume who arrives in The City to help combat crime, and uncover the mysterious figure behind the city 's underworld. He befriends ( or may have been imagined into existence by ) a nervous and mild - mannered young man called Arthur who becomes his sidekick : They come to realize that an apparently long - dead supervillian called `` The Terror '' may still be pulling the strings in the city 's underworld. Cast See also : List of The Tick characters Main Peter Serafinowicz as The Tick Griffin Newman as Arthur Everest Valorie Curry as Dot Everest Brendan Hines as Superian Yara Martinez as Miss Lint Scott Speiser as Overkill Jackie Earle Haley as The Terror Recurring Michael Cerveris as Ramses IV Bryan Greenberg as Derek Alan Tudyk as the voice of Dangerboat Production In March 2016, it was announced that Amazon Video had ordered a pilot for a The Tick reboot with Peter Serafinowicz starring as The Tick along with Griffin Newman as Arthur. Co-starring in the pilot would be Valorie Curry as Arthur 's sister Dot and Brendan Hines as Superian. In April 2016, Jackie Earle Haley was cast as The Terror. In September 2016, Amazon Prime picked up the show for a full season of 12 episodes. Release The pilot of The Tick premiered on Amazon Video on August 18, 2016. In September 2016, Amazon Prime picked up the show for a full season of 12 episodes. The first six episodes of the first season were released on August 25, 2017. The remaining six episodes of the first season will be released on February 23, 2018. Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date `` The Tick '' Wally Pfister Ben Edlund August 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 18 ) In a world where superheroes and villains are very real, unassuming office temp Arthur becomes obsessed with a sinister conspiracy he believes has taken over his City. Everyone thinks he 's crazy, except his mysterious new ally, The Tick, a bizarre blue superhero who might just be a figment of Arthur 's imagination. `` Where 's My Mind '' Wally Pfister Ben Edlund August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) Tick and Arthur have a run - in with local villainess Miss Lint and her gang, who will stop at nothing to get back the mysterious supersuit that Tick took from them and gave to Arthur. Dot, Arthur 's paramedic sister, moonlights for an unsavory business. `` Secret / Identity '' Romeo Tirone David Fury August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) Arthur takes a break from hunting the Terror and tries to get back to his safe, normal, and unheroic life as an accountant unaware he 's being stalked by the menacing vigilante Overkill. Tick confesses to an existential crisis. `` Party Crashers '' Sheree Folkson Joe Piarulli and Luan Thomas August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) Tick crashes an Everest family party to convince Arthur 's sister Dot of her brother 's super-heroic destiny. Another more dangerous party - crasher arrives to threaten Arthur and his family. 5 `` Fear of Flying '' Lev L. Spiro Susan Hurwitz Arneson August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) Tick and Dot help Arthur try to control his flyaway supersuit as the Pyramid Gang pursues them. Miss Lint has an unexpected caller. 6 `` Rising '' Romeo Tirone Jose Molina August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) Tick and Arthur try to use Ramses to prove that the Terror is alive and run into trouble. Miss Lint takes the advice of an old friend. Reception Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92 % approval rating with an average rating of 7.3 / 10 based on 37 reviews. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` Likeable characters add realism and heart to the tongue - in - cheek humor and high - octane action that fuels The Tick. '' Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100, based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Rick Austin of Fortress of Solitude gave the show a score of 4 / 5 and felt that the show had managed to fix several of the flaws he saw in the pilot episode. He concluded `` With so few good superhero comedies out there, this is exactly the show the world needs. '' References Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( April 14, 2016 ). `` Jackie Earle Haley To Co-Star In ' The Tick ' Amazon Pilot, Joins ' The Dark Tower ' Film ''. Deadline.com. Jump up ^ Osborn, Alex ( September 27, 2016 ). `` Amazon Orders The Tick and Jean - Claude Van Johnson to Series ''. IGN. Retrieved October 11, 2016. Jump up ^ Pedersen, Erik ( May 26, 2017 ). `` Summer Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series : 2017 Edition ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Patten, Dominic ( October 6, 2017 ). `` Amazon 's ' The Tick ' Set To Return In February -- NY Comic - Con ''. Deadline. Retrieved October 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Tick : Season 1 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Tick ( 2017 ) - Season 1 Reviews ''. Metacritic. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Rick Austin. Fortress of Solitude http://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/tv/tick-2017-season-1-review/. Missing or empty title = ( help ) ; External link in website = ( help ) External links Official website The Tick on IMDb The Tick Creator Ben Edlund Characters Tick In media Publications The Tick ( comic book ) Other publications TV The Tick ( animated, 1994 ) The Tick ( live action, 2001 ) The Tick ( live action, 2016 -- present ) Other The Tick ( video game ) Amazon Video original programming Original series Alpha House ( 2013 -- 14 ) Betas ( 2013 -- 14 ) Bosch ( 2014 -- present ) Mozart in the Jungle ( 2014 -- present ) Transparent ( 2014 -- present ) Hand of God ( 2014 -- 17 ) The Man in the High Castle ( 2015 -- present ) One Mississippi ( 2015 -- present ) Patriot ( 2015 -- present ) Red Oaks ( 2015 -- present ) Sneaky Pete ( 2015 -- present ) Z : The Beginning of Everything ( 2015 -- 17 ) Mad Dogs ( 2015 -- 16 ) Crisis in Six Scenes ( 2016 ) Good Girls Revolt ( 2016 ) The New Yorker Presents ( 2016 ) The Collection ( 2016 -- present ) Crayon Shin - chan Gaiden ( 2016 -- present ) Fleabag ( 2016 -- present ) Goliath ( 2016 -- present ) The Grand Tour ( 2016 -- present ) I Love Dick ( 2016 -- present ) Jean - Claude Van Johnson ( 2016 -- present ) The Last Tycoon ( 2016 -- 17 ) The Tick ( 2016 -- present ) American Playboy : The Hugh Hefner Story ( 2017 ) The Idolmaster KR ( 2017 ) Inside Edge ( 2017 -- present ) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ( 2017 -- present ) Comrade Detective ( 2017 -- present ) Continuations Ripper Street ( series 3 -- 5 ; 2014 -- 16 ) Children 's programming Creative Galaxy ( 2013 -- present ) Tumble Leaf ( 2014 -- present ) Gortimer Gibbon 's Life on Normal Street ( 2014 -- 16 ) Just Add Magic ( 2015 -- present ) Annedroids ( 2015 -- present ) Wishenpoof ! 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Question: who plays the tick in the new tick series
Answer: Peter Serafinowicz