Following a brief run on NBC, DreamWorks’ computer-generated primetime comedy series, Father of the Pride, is making its way to home video on June 7. The release will feature all fourteen episodes of the short-lived show, including the original, unaired pilot and three never-before-seen installments. Bonus features will include commentaries and complete scripts of unproduced episodes.
Father of the Pride delves into the secret lives of animals working in Siegfried and Roy’s Las Vegas act. The show boasts a celebrity voice cast that includes John Goodman, Cheryl Hines, Carl Reiner and Orlando Jones, and features gust spots by Danny DeVito, Lisa Kudrow and Andy Richter, among others.
The series was created by Jeffrey Katzenberg, developed by Jonathan Groff and produced by Ron Weiner, Mary Sandell and Ken Tsumura. Katzenberg’s fellow exec producers are Jon Pollack, Jonathan Groff, Jon Pollack and Peter Mehlman. Siegfried and Roy served as co-exec producers, along with Joe M. Aguilar, Cheryl Holliday, Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman and Bernie Yuman. Directing duties went to Mark Risley with The Simpsons alum Klay Hall serving as supervising director.
Father of the Pride: The Complete Series will retail for the suggested price of $29.99.
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