FXX's "Cake" Returns for Fifth Season on September 30th

FXX’s live-action and animated short series Cake is coming back for season 5 this fall. The series will feature a total of 10 half-hour episodes consisting of several short stories.

Via FX Networks

What’s Happening:

FXX’s weekly short-form comedy series Cake will return for its fifth season on September 30th.
Cake features a collection of animated and live-action short narratives from a diverse group of storytellers and creators. Season five will continue with it’s bite-sized format and will focus on animated storytelling.
FXX notes that both the weekly showcase and individual programs will be available to FX subscribers through FXNOW, and streaming the next day via FX on Hulu.
Season five will feature a total of 10 episodes. Among the highlighted stories for the season are:
- Reza Farazmand’s Poorly Drawn Lines
- Branson Reese’s Swan Boy
- Beings from Dan Britt and Alex Plapinger
- The Dream (live-action) from Alan Resnick, Dina Kelberman and Robby Rackleff,
- Words with Ike (live-action) from Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Graham Mason
Cake returns Thursday, September 30 at 10 pm ET/PT.
The series is produced by FX Productions.

About Poorly Drawn Lines:

Poorly Drawn Lines an animated program spotlighting the fantastical misadventures of Ernesto (Tony Revolori), Tanya (D’Arcy Carden) and Kevin (Ron Funches)—three twenty-something best friends navigating early adulthood in a world where the strange and surreal are an everyday thing.
Based off the comic of the same name, Poorly Drawn Lines is produced by Floyd County Productions and Fish Ladder Productions.

About Swan Boy:

Swan Boy, an animated program based off the comic of the same name from executive producers Alex Plapinger and Augenblick Studios.
Swan Boy focuses on an anthropomorphic 20-something swan of low station and (in his finest moments) medium intelligence, who gets into trouble ranging from the mundane to the fantastic to the surreal.

About Cake:

“Cake is a handcrafted assortment of bite-sized shorts carefully curated and served up as a tasty treat for the mind. Featuring a diverse array of narratives from storytellers both new and established, featured programs are equal parts thought-provoking, laugh-inducing, artistic, authentic and raw.”