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Smiling Friends to end after Season 3, despite Seasons 4 and 5 being confirmed

We'll get two more episodes of the hit comedy cartoon, but after that it's done.
Alex Hopley Editor UK 26 February 2026

Guess no one will be smiling anymore. After three seasons of laughs, Smiling Friends creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack have announced that they'll be ending the show. This comes after confirmation that we'd get at least two more seasons from Smiling Friends' network Adult Swim.

https://x.com/adultswim/status/1932754703378473345

Hadel and Cusack had said multiple times that they only wanted to keep the show going as long as they were interested in it. In a 6-minute video posted to Adult Swim's social media, it was revealed that the show is ending post Season 3. It'll have two more episodes coming around April time, but it has been confirmed that this isn't a bit or a joke, and that Smiling Friends really is done.

https://x.com/adultswim/status/2026855730544857552

Hadel and Cusack say they're proud of what they've accomplished with the show, but have become burnt out after years of working on it. As they seem like creators who'd rather end a show than see it decline, we can see why Smiling Friends is meeting a premature end.

Editor UK Alex Hopley covered the video game industry for Gamereactor, from new announcements and launches to the business behind them. He also wrote on tech, film and entertainment, and his coverage wasn't tied to any one region.
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