Central Park

Central Park
Picture format	720p
Running time	22-26 Minutes
Creator	Loren Bouchard Nora Smith Josh Gad
Country of origin	United States of America
Original channel	Apple TV+
Production company	Wilo Productions Angry Child Productions 20th Century Fox Television Brillstein Entertainment Partners Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited)
Distributor	20th Television
Original run	May 29, 2020 – present
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	TBA (List of episodes)
Related shows	N/A

Central Park is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith, and Josh Gad for Apple TV+. Originally created for the Fox Broadcasting Company, the project was shelved, then licensed to Apple TV+. The series debuted on May 29, 2020.

Premise

Central Park tells the story of "a family of caretakers, who live and work in Central Park, end up saving the park, and basically the world."

Characters

Main Characters

Molly Tillerman

Molly is Owen and Paige's biracial daughter. She has a crush on a boy named Brendan she sees often in the park. She also writes her own comics where she is a hero called Fista-Puffs, where she fights villains with her hair.

Cole Tillerman

Cole is Owen and Paige's biracial son. He's shown to have a passion for animals throughout the show.

Paige Tillerman

Paige is Molly and Cole's mother and Owen's wife. She is a journalist who aspires to report bigger news stories.

Owen Tillerman

Owen is Molly and Cole's father and Paige's husband. He is the park's caretaker.

Bitsy Brandenham

Bitsy Brandenham is a business tycoon and the main antagonist of the series. After losing her dog in Central Park, she makes it her mission to buy and destroy Central Park and turn it into condo housing.

Helen

Helen is Bitsy's maid, who has ulterior motives to inherit Bitsy's wealth through misdeeds and manipulation.

Birdie

Birdie is the show's narrator. He's a musical street performer and often interacts with the Tillermans.

Recurring Characters

Brendan

Brendan is a young boy whom Molly has a crush on. He frequently flies his kite in Central Park and is Bitsy's nephew.

Cast

Main Josh Gad as Birdie Kristen Bell as Molly Tillerman (1LBV episodes only; in light of the BLM movement, Bell will resign as Molly effective June 24, 2020, Bell will, however, remain with the show)) Daveed Diggs as Helen Tituss Burgess as Cole Tillerman Kathryn Hahn as Paige Tillerman Leslie Odom Jr. as Owen Tillerman Stanley Tucci as Bitsy Brandenham

Recurring Eugene Cordero as Brendan David Herman as Various Rory O'Malley as Elwood Gary Anthony Williams as Various Christopher Jackson as Glorious Gary H. Jon Benjamin as Mayor Whitney Whitebottom

Producers

Executive Josh Gad (also creator) Loren Bouchard (also creator) Nora Smith (also creator) Sanjay Shah (showrunner) Halsted Sullivan (showrunner) Jon Liebman (Brillstein) Marc Gurvitz (Brillstein) Robin Schwartz (Brillstein) Supervising Annie Levine & Jonathan Emerson Monica Padrick Consulting Mark Alton Brown Steven Davis Chuck Tatham Kelvin Yu

Producer Kevin Larsen Supervising (Bento Box Entertainment) Janelle Momary-Neely Executive Story Editors Mnelik Belilgne Amanda Idoko Staff Writers Jeff Drake Rachel Hastings Syreeta Singleton Consultant Regina Hicks