A live-action, R-rated, sketch-comedy series from Brad Raider and James Roday Rodriguez in which the visions of the mythical creature and spiritual guru known as

produce irreverent and absurd scenes starring the funniest characters on television.

Each 20 minute episode contains four / five sketches, each framed by a private session between WOLFY-Ji (Brad Raider) and a student seeking wise council (series regulars + guest cast).

During these brief encounters, Wolfy’s visions are evoked typically by something mundane mentioned in his student’s session. Strange scenes manifest in his enlightened imagination (and his copious psychedelic use only helps this process).

The following sizzle features Bree Turner, David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Kurt Fuller, Jimmi Simpson, Allison Miller, and an extended sequence and sketch with Raider and Roday Rodriguez in which they play both Wolfy and student, as well as father and daughter:

(SEE BELOW FOR THE FULL SKETCH SEEN IN THE SIZZLE)

Anointed by his followers with the hindi suffix “Ji” (meaning respected one), Wolfy-Ji is part man, part wolf … All mystic.

To some, he’s just another man-beast -- a new-age false-prophet with hippie beads and pointy ears. But many regard him as one of the great spiritual leaders of our time, and there’s no doubting he’s a master storyteller, teacher, and confidant (even if he does have a penchant for non-traditional healing methods like MDMA and holotropic breath work).

Not quite a werewolf, he’s more beauty than he is beast. He’s a handsome devil (and devilish, too). Mercurial like the love-child of Alan Watts and George Harrison with a dash of The Crack Fox from The Mighty Boosh.

Down-to-earth and relatable, he can turn mystical and esoteric in a heartbeat. He may even erupt in anger if you refuse the mushroom tea he made for you. Sure, it tastes like tree-bark but it will calm your troubled mind and mushrooms may just hold the answers to the Universe.

But Wolfy’s got tools from many tradition to draw upon (if he needs them): yoga, acupuncture, hypnosis, pranayama, gravity boots ... mostly, though, he just listens and makes a private client feel like they’re the only person in the world.

All this is to say, he’s not entirely “here.” His mind wanders and is hypnogogic -- it’s imaginative and prone to visions. Maybe because he’s enlightened, maybe because of the 4 grams of Psilocybin he just took.

As an example (and seen in the sizzle reel above), a man named Jeff (James Roday Rodriguez) comes in looking for guidance with his “throuple”. As he talks, his voice begins to fade and we hear the subtle sound effects of a park. We push into Wolfy-Ji’s ocean-like eyes and this is the full sketch that Wolfy envisions:

Irreverent, subversive, R-rated sketch comedy for a post-pandemic audience hungry for the hilariously absurd.

Spirit Animal will feature a diverse cast of series regulars as well as guest cast comprised of well-known comedians and actors, adept at sketch.

JAMES RODAY RODRIGUEZ and BRAD RAIDER became fast friends at the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU where they began their 25 year bromance in theatre, film, and television.

Currently starring in ABC’s A Million Little Things, James starred for eight seasons in the wildly popular USA series Psych (in which he also wrote, produced and directed).

Brad has starred in a veritable graveyard of failed network series and pilots with television luminaries like Kaley Cuoco, Jane Lynch, Jon Cryer, David Krumholtz, Larry Joe Campbell and Paget Brewster.

Both multi-hyphenates have produced and directed feature films and plays (through their theatre company Red Dog Squadron).

Another sketch recently shot called “B4Q” (a satire about cults) recently won Best of the Month on Film Shortage: