In Canada, the show is syndicated nationally on Adult Swim (previously Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block from 2010 to 2019), and new episodes are aired in tandem with the American broadcast.
Comedy Central began airing the series on their network on March 2, 2015, in one-hour program time slots. The cable television network Comedy Central previously owned exclusive US broadcast syndication rights for Archer. Main article: List of Archer episodes Season From seasons eight to ten, Archer is reimagined in three self-contained universes, coinciding with a deeper exploration of Sterling's psyche. The main storyline climaxes when Sterling falls into a coma. Each season has a unique mythology of events that highlights the group's incompetence, where they are forced to undertake a series of strange tasks in highly unusual circumstances. In the show's more contemporary episodes, Archer eschews its spy comedy roots to advance Sterling's character arc. This method allowed producers the discretion to source elements they felt best fit the in-canon universe. By proxy, the real time history is frequently referenced, though the comedy's timeline is intentionally vague. Įvents in Archer 's early seasons transpire in an anachronistic, Cold War-esque universe. Major supporting roles in Archer include Slater, an arms dealer and agent for the CIA Katya Kazanova, head of the KGB and Sterling's former love interest and Barry Dylan, Sterling's nemesis who, after seeking redemption, becomes his friend. The show features an array of supporting characters, several of whom gained expanded roles in subsequent episodes. Algernop Krieger, a bizarre, morally bankrupt scientist with little regard for the well-being of his test subjects.
The group consists of Sterling Archer, the show's narcissistic, womanizing protagonist Malory Archer, the retired agent-turned-ISIS director and Sterling's snarky, emotionally distant mother Lana Kane, Sterling's love interest and mother of his infant daughter, and by far the most professional field agent at ISIS Ray Gillette, the agency's openly gay bomb specialist Pam Poovey, the head of the agency's Human Resources department who is often ridiculed by her peers Cyril Figgis, a mild-mannered accountant-turned-agent Cheryl Tunt, Malory's delusional, psychotic personal assistant and Dr. Algernop KriegerĪrcher follows the exploits of eight dysfunctional secret agents and supporting staff of the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a fictional New York–based intelligence agency. The core Archer characters from left to right: Cheryl Tunt, Ray Gillette, Lana Kane, Sterling Archer, Malory Archer, Cyril Figgis, Pam Poovey, and Dr. The show has spawned various forms of licensed merchandise, including books and an album, resulting from sustained success. It has also received 15 Annie Award nominations, among others, for outstanding achievement in animation, writing, direction, and voice acting. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a thirteenth season.Īrcher has received positive reviews from critics and won awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards and four Critics Choice Awards. New episodes of Archer have been broadcast on sibling network FXX since 2017, with the twelfth season premiering on August 25, 2021. Since its premiere on September 17, 2009, 118 episodes of the show have aired. Actors record their lines individually, and the show regularly employs a recurring cast for supporting characters. Archer 's limited animation style draws visually from mid-century comic art. Some of the hallmarks include pop culture reference-heavy humor, rapid-fire dialogue, and meta-comedy. His experience vacationing in Spain, and the influence of media franchises such as the James Bond series, shaped his vision of the show. Reed conceived Archer shortly after the cancellation of his Adult Swim comedy Frisky Dingo. The show returned to its spy parody roots post-tenth season. Archer 's history is distinguished by artistic reinvention, evolving from the standard setup of a workplace sitcom mocking spy film to an anthology with self-contained mythologies. Jon Benjamin) and seven of his colleagues-his mother Malory Archer ( Jessica Walter), Lana Kane ( Aisha Tyler), Cyril Figgis ( Chris Parnell), Cheryl Tunt ( Judy Greer), Pam Poovey ( Amber Nash), Ray Gillette ( Adam Reed) and Dr. The show follows the exploits of a dysfunctional intelligence agency, led by Sterling Archer (voiced by H. Archer is an American adult animated sitcom created by Adam Reed for FX.