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 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 18, 2016. A `` half - season '' of episodes 2 -- 6 were released on August 25, 2017, and episodes 7 -- 12 will be released on February 23, 2018. On January 17, 2018, Amazon ordered a second season of 10 episodes, expected to premiere in 2019. 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 a nervous and mild - mannered young man called Arthur who becomes his sidekick. They come to realize that an apparently long - dead supervillain 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 Townsend Coleman as the voice of Midnight Kyle Catlett as young Arthur Everest Kahlil Ashanti as Goat 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. On January 17, 2018, Amazon ordered a second season of 10 episodes, expected to premiere in 2019. Release The pilot of The Tick premiered on Amazon Video on August 18, 2016. 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. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original release date `` Pilot '' Wally Pfister Ben Edlund August 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 18 ) In a world where superheroes and supervillains are real, unassuming office temp Arthur is traumatized by the supervillain The Terror, having watched his actions lead to the death of his father when he was a young boy. While authorities and the superhero Superian believe The Terror has died, Arthur tracks evidence of a conspiracy theory that he is still alive. He tracks The Terror to crime boss Ramses IV and the Pyramid Gang, and witnesses Miss Lint, a villain with electrical powers and the former right - hand of the Terror, as well as Ramses 's henchmen obtain a strange package. While spying on them, Arthur is discovered by the Tick, who takes a keen interest in his sense for justice, but events lead to Arthur being arrested. His sister Dot comes to free him, asking him to take his medication and stop tracking this conspiracy theory. The next morning, Arthur finds the Tick in his bed, having stolen the package ( destroying the facility in process ), which is revealed to be a superhero - like suit which the Tick wants Arthur to wear. Arthur orders the Tick to leave, and then tries on the suit for himself, just as he is attacked by Miss Lint and the henchmen. `` Where 's My Mind '' Wally Pfister Ben Edlund August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) The Tick arrives, throws Arthur out his window to save him, and easily defeats Miss Lint 's gang, in the process causing Miss Lint to lose her grounding. Arthur flees and tries to hide but is later found by the Tick. Arthur starts to wonder if the Tick is just a figment of his imagination, but Dot then shows up, as Arthur had not returned her calls, and assures Arthur she can see the Tick, whom she had heard about when stitching up some of Ramses men caught in the explosion caused by the Tick. She warns Arthur to stay away from the Tick, and that he has work the next day. Miss Lint reports her failure to regain the suit to Ramses, who threatens her to recover the suit or be killed. That night, Arthur, still wearing the suit, finds himself trailed by a number of Ramses henchmen, just as Overkill arrives and brutally murders them all. `` Secret / Identity '' Romeo Tirone David Fury August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) Overkill threatens Arthur, as he also wants the suit, but the cops arrive and he runs off, leaving Arthur alone. Arthur feigns being a superhero to clear himself of the crime, and returns to his apartment just as Miss Lint arrives. She knocks him out and takes the suit, but also sees one of Arthur 's newspaper clippings related to The Terror and takes it too. Arthur wakes up and is nearly late for work, unaware that Overkill is tracking him. When the Tick tries to tell him to skip his job, Arthur learns the Tick only has memories since when they met. He convinces the Tick to seek out the identity of Overkill as he works. While at his job, Arthur is attacked by Overkill but the Tick comes to his rescue. The two fight, and Overkill kicks the Tick out the window. `` Party Crashers '' Sheree Folkson Joe Piarulli and Luan Thomas August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) The Tick crashes to the ground but is unharmed. Overkill learns Arthur no longer has the super suit, but takes his file on The Terror, impressed with the quality of Arthur 's research. Dot reminds Arthur that today is his step - father 's birthday party, and he reluctantly attends. The Tick crashes the party. Miss Lint learns that the suit imprinted on Arthur, making him the only one who can use it. She arrives at the party and forces Arthur to put on the suit. He does so, and the two scuffle, which ends Arthur flying out the window. 5 5 `` Fear of Flying '' Lev L. Spiro Susan Hurwitz Arneson August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) The automatic controls of the suit causes Arthur to start flying uncontrollably across the city. Arthur manages to call Dot and has her and the Tick help him as he finds a way to gain control of the suit and lands. Just as the Tick and Dot arrive, Overkill also appears, demanding Arthur turn over the suit, but the Tick steps in to defend him. Ramses and the Pyramid gang, who had been tracking the suit, appear, and a firefight breaks out, but the Tick and Overkill easily defeat the men. Overkill takes an unconscious Ramses into his possession. Arthur, Dot, the Tick, and Overkill agree to work together to discover the secret behind the suit, and learn that it was created to fight an alien, specifically Superian, the first superhero. When they learn Ramses wants it, they deduce that Arthur was actually correct, that Ramses is working for a very - much alive The Terror, who appears in Miss Lint 's apartment. 6 6 `` Rising '' Romeo Tirone Jose Molina August 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 25 ) While Overkill wants to kill Ramses, Arthur insists they drop him off at AEGIS, the agency that oversees superheroes and supervillains, but find the office had been closed years prior. He and the Tick are attacked by the Pyramid Gang to rescue Ramses, and while they are uninjured, their attack sends a bus over the edge of a bridge. The Tick and Arthur successfully rescue all the passengers in front of numerous eyewitnesses, making them heroes to the city. Meanwhile, The Terror explains to Lint how he needed to fake his death as to encourage Miss Lint to take her own actions. Inspired by his words, she goes and kills Ramses. That evening, as the Tick and Arthur celebrate their new celebrity, Arthur is kidnapped by an unseen assailant. While the Tick discovers Arthur missing, Arthur awakens in a dark room, where he is approached by the Terror. 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 to : Spangler, Todd ( January 17, 2018 ). `` ' The Tick ' Season 2 Greenlit by Amazon Studios, Set for 2019 Premiere ''. Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2018. Jump up ^ Narcisse, Evan ( August 28, 2017 ). `` The New Tick TV Show Has a Sneaky Tribute To the Character 's Classic Cartoon Series ''. io9. Gizmodo. Retrieved January 15, 2018. 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 ^ `` Amazon 's The Tick Season 1 Review - I Love This Show ! ''. Fortress of Solitude. August 28, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017. 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Question: who is the actor that plays the tick
Answer: Peter Serafinowicz