Our First Look at the CLONE HIGH Refresh Coming to HBO Max
Clone High was a cult classic adult animated series from Bill Lawrence, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller. It aired on MTV in 2002-2003 and was a pretty fun show. Now, the show is being “refreshed” and HBO Max has released some first look images to whet your appetite. The animation looks cleaner and even brighter than the original. I’m not sure how I feel about that. In case you’re unfamiliar with the show, it takes place at a high school attended by clones of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Joan of Arc. It’s a secret military experiment and if you remember media from the early 2000s, you know exactly the tone of this show.
This modern refresh of the Phil Lord ("Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," "The Afterparty," and "21 Jump Street”), Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence (“Ted Lasso,” “Cougar Town”, “Scrubs”) hit series CLONE HIGH is set at a high school for clones of historical figures. After a high school that was secretly being run as an elaborate military experiment to clone the greatest minds in history was put on ice, the clones have been thawed out 20 years later to resume the experiment with new clone classmates – all while navigating a new set of cultural norms and overly dramatic teen relationships.
Leading the cast of Clone High are returning members Will Forte as Abe, Nicole Sullivan as Joan, Lord as Scudworth, Miller as JFK and Mr. B, Christa Miller as the new character Candide Sampson, Donald Faison as Washington Carver, and Judah Miller as Scangrade. They’ll be joined by a slew of new voice actors including Ayo Edebiri as Harriet; Mitra Jouhari as Cleo; Vicci Martinez as Frida; Kelvin Yu as Confucius; Neil Casey as Topher Bus; Jana Schmieding as Sacagawea; Sam Richardson as Wesley; Mo Gaffney as Ms. Grumbles; Al Madrigal as Frederico; Danny Pudi as Dr. Neelankavil; Emily Maya Mills as Ethel Merman; Michael Bolton as Michael Bolton, Mandy Moore as Mandy Moore, Ian Ziering as Ian Ziering; Steve Kerr as Steve Kerr; and Jeffrey Muller, Kyle Lau, Dannah Phirman, and Danielle Schneider.
I personally love that Bolton and Ziering are not only acting in it, but are voicing themselves. Apparently, the military has deemed these two, Moore, and Kerr as noteworthy historical figures worthy of cloning. You’ll be able to watch Clone High this spring on HBO Max assuming that it’s not axed at the last minute. You can watch the original series if you have a cable subscription through MTV’s site or on Paramount+.
