The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib is an American animated family comedy streaming television series, produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and developed by Brandon Sawyer, which premiered on May 19, 2022. While Back in Business was a follow-up to the 2017 film, this series serves as a follow-up to the 2021 film The Boss Baby: Family Business, loosely based on the books by Marla Frazee and the second and final season premiered on April 13, 2023. On September 27, 2023, Brandon Sawyer announced the series was canceled after two seasons.
Summary
Taking place after the events of The Boss Baby: Family Business, Theodore Lindsay Templeton is forced to revert to his old Boss Baby self after being framed for embezzlement by Bradley, a member of his company. With his older brother Tim, and his two nieces, Tabitha and Baby Corp employee Tina, they co-lead Tina's new Field Team fighting to increase Baby Love. They work while keeping a new group of arch-nemeses, The Uncuddleables, from destroying Baby Corp itself.
In Season 2 of The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, fired from Baby Corp, Boss Baby and Tina combine their leadership skills to launch their own company. Now, in addition to the usual challenges of a startup company, UTP must also outsmart a new adversary named Crispin Biscuits, who was hired to ruin Boss Baby and Tina's lives.
Cast
JP Karliak as Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton Jr. / The Boss Baby
Ariana Greenblatt (Season 1, Season 2 E1 - E4) as Tabitha Templeton
Maya Tanida (Season 2 E5 - E16) as Tabitha Templeton
Mary Faber as Tina Templeton / The New Boss Baby
Max Mittelman as Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton
Pierce Gagnon as Teenage Tim
Krizia Bajos as Carol Templeton, I.T. Baby Cammy and Yaya
Alex Cazares as JJ and Staci
Karan Soni as Pip
Zeke Alton as Dez
Nicole Byer as NannyCam No Filter CEO Baby
Grace Kaufman as uncuddleable Mia
Antony Del Rio as uncuddleable Antonio
Ben Pierce as uncuddleable Austin
Kyle Chandler as Ranger Safety Binkerton
Mara Junot as R&D Baby Simmons
Kari Wahlgren as channel 8 news reporter Marsha Krinkle and security baby Katja
Isabella Crovetti as Yvette
Kevin Michael Richardson as Buddy from HR, mayor Jimbo, Amal, and Agent Brown
Andy Richter as Board Member Bradley
Andy Daly as Sheriff Potty Pardner
Dee Bradley Baker as Curtis "Lumpy" the Park Duck, Precious Templeton, and priest Scooter Buckie
Diedrich Bader as Junior Fancy Jr.
Josh Keaton as Harve
Cissy Jones as Hilde
Hope Levy as Peg
Brandon Scott as CEO Baby Hendershot
Aparna Nacherla as Frankie
Nicole Gose as Melissa
Amy Walker as Female FBI Agent Brown and Aoife
Donald Faison as Dr. Thubberirhd
Fred Melamed as Russ Tisdale
Raul Ceballos as Uncle Benji Guerrero
Mark Mercado as Tyler
Matt Surges as Chet
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2022)
Season 2 (2023)
Production
Inspiration for the series happened when creator Brandon Sawyer watched a rough cut of The Boss Baby: Family Business by Tom McGrath and Michael McCullers. The series was worked on during the production of the sequel.
Animation for the series was provided by Technicolor Animation Productions and Toiion the producers for Spirit Riding Free).
On September 27, 2023, executive producer Sawyer replied on Twitter to a question about whether the second season was truly its last, saying that season 2 was "the end of Back in the Crib", signifying that the series was over after just two seasons.
Release
The series premiered on Netflix on May 19, 2022. A second season was released on April 13, 2023.
Reception
Common Sense Media gave it 2 out of 5 stars for "too much dark sarcasm" and "consumerism in unpleasant series". Fiction Horizon gave it a 6/10 score. The Envoy Web gave it a 3.5/5 editors rating. Midgard Times gave it 7/10 final score.
Voice america blog gave it 4 out of 5 stars and recommends it for ages 6 to 11.
Wayback machine gives it a 6 out of 10 score.
mamas geeky gave it a 3 out of 5 score. liveakhbar gives it a 7 out of 10 score.
serializd gives it 5 stars out of 5 stars.
awwrated gives it a 5.9/10 score
References
External links
2022 American television series debuts
2020s American animated television series
American children's animated comedy television series
American computer-animated television series
American television shows based on children's books
Animated television series about children
Animated television series about families
Animated television shows based on films
The Boss Baby (franchise)
English-language Netflix original programming
Netflix children's programming
Television series based on adaptations
Television series by DreamWorks Animation
Television series by Universal Television