Patrick Warburton is one of the producers. He played the title character in The Tick (2001).

This rendition of The Tick is written and produced in part, by Ben Edlund, the original creator of The Tick

Townsend Coleman, who provided the voice of The Tick in the animated series, makes an appearance as Midnight.

Griffin Newman (Arthur) described the character of The Tick as "a golden retriever, running toward danger or whatever shiny object is in front of him."

Peter Serafinowicz called playing The Tick "the best job I've ever had."

The Tick has maintained a cult following ever since hitting comic book stores in 1986. Patrick Warburton, who played the character in 2001, stated that fans had frequently bombarded him with questions regarding when the character would make his return.

Despite the comedic nature of the show, Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick) stated that he doesn't consider the character a parody.

Ben Edlund was initially reluctant to bring the character back to TV. A meeting with producer Barry Josephson, however, made him reconsider after bringing up the rise of streaming media and the culture's embrace of superhero movies.

Late in the first episode, Arthur tells Tick that he will not "get into bread" with him. This may be a reference to an animated episode where Arthur and the Tick face up to The Bread Master, who encases them in a massive loaf of bread.

In regards to Ben Edlund's vision of the show, visual effects supervisor Terry Windell described this version of The Tick as one that is "having fun" with superheroes as opposed to "making fun" of them.

When asked if Patrick Warburton was upset about reprising his role as The Tick, producer Barry Josephson stated that Warburton held no ill feelings and was quoted saying "If we get to the finish line and I'm not starring- that's okay."

In regards to complex design of the title character's costume, Peter Serafinowicz stated that it took a few months to go from "unbearable to wearable."

Jackie Earle Haley plays the drums in real-life, so he was thrilled when the producers mentioned that his character, The Terror, would have the same hobby.

Both Peter Serafinowicz and Griffin Newman took influence from The Naked Gun series and its star Leslie Nielsen while developing their performances and jokes for their characters.

The writers and producers of The Tick set out to make a show that was both funny but also told a compelling story with real conflict and tension.

The first episode premiered on Amazon.com's Prime subscription streaming service on August 19, 2016. It was part of the first Comedy Pilot Season, an extension of the popular and ongoing "choose your own programming" experiment known as Pilot Season. The three half-hour comedies included I Love Dick (2016), La Garrapata (2017) and Jean-Claude Van Johnson: Pilot (2016). Subscribers vote on which of the three series will be picked up based on just the first episode/pilots.

Wally Pfister, the Oscar winning cinematographer, was chosen to direct the series pilot. Pfister was a frequent collaborator with director Christopher Nolan, having worked on The Dark Knight trilogy, before making the jump to directing.

Both the Tick and Arthur say their respective "heroic " catchphrases from the cartoon. The Tick is staring at a spoon when he says "Spoon!" and Arthur is expecting to get hit by the Terror when he says " Not in the face!".

To prevent The Tick from becoming too one-dimensional, the writers decided to incorporate elements of his mysterious and unknown backstory into his character in addition to burgeoning partnership between him and Arthur.

Griffin Newman (Arthur) previously worked as a comic book store employee and was a major fan of The Tick prior to being cast in the show.

Casting director Felicia Fasano suggested British actor/comedian Peter Serafinowicz to play the title character, stating his experience as a stand-up performer and comedic actor in films such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Shaun of the Dead.

Jackie Earle Haley's makeup as The Terror took 2 and a half hours to apply. He stated that the process gave him "a Freddy flashback" as Haley played Freddy Krueger in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

This is the third television adaptation of the comic book. The Tick was first adapted into an animated series which ran from 1994-1997. The second was a live action series starring Patrick Warburton as the title character which ran for one season in 2001.

Peter hadn't watched the previous Tick TV series, but started reading The Tick comic books to develop the voice of the Tick. Peter had a call with Ben and Barry to hone the voice of the Tick which embodies the classic American hero and has a hint of 60's / 70's American radio show host tone.

Dangerboat is voiced by actor Alan Tudyk. Alan has voiced many memorable robots in cinematic history including 'Sonny' in 'I, Robot' and 'K-2SO' in 'Star Wars Rogue One.'

The producers aimed to create a more grounded aesthetic for The Tick in contrast to the more over-the-top tones from the animated and 2001 series.

Producer Barry Josephson launched efforts to bring The Tick back to TV in 2014, stating that the cultural ubiquity of superheroes inspired him to do so.

When diving into the character of The Terror, Jackie Earle Haley made a mental concoction of famous movie stars, astronauts, quarterbacks, and other famous people to try to comprehend what it would be like to play The Terror who has been alive and famed for hundreds of years.

The Tick is based on the comic book series from creator Ben Edlund which first hit shelves in 1986.

When Peter Serafinowicz is doing the voice of the nightlight speaking to Arthur, he recorded his audio when he was on set, just off camera. This is unusual because actors typically record this type of dialogue in an ADR session after initial production has wrapped.

Jackie Earle Haley (The Terror) previously played Rorschach in Watchmen (2009), which is also based on a comic series that mocks common comic superhero tropes.

Townsend Coleman, the voice of Midnight, was the voice of the Tick in the 90's animated series. Coleman is also credited as doing voices in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and numerous other series.

Jackie Earle Haley, who plays The Terror, has made a career playing villainous or deeply troubled characters. Such roles include Rorschach in 2009's Watchmen, Freddy Krueger in the 2010 reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and a recently paroled sex offender in 2006's Little Children (for which he received an Oscar nomination).

When Griffin Newman started reading the script for The Tick, he felt like his character. Arthur's psychological map was so well written that he didn't have to do a lot of homework for his role.

Creator Ben Edlund has served as both a writer and producer on multiple shows by Joss Whedon including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Angel.

Ms. Lint is often referred to by her first name, Janet, usually by the Terror. In "The Tick" (2001), Captain Liberty is also referred to by her first name, Janet, on numerous occasions, usually by her former lover, Batmanuel.

Playing Overkill was cathartic for Scott Speiser as he was able to get some frustrations out through his character.

The name Superian is likely an amalgamation of DC Comics character Superman and the similar Marvel character Hyperion.

The scenes of doubt in the show start when the Tick begins to realize that he doesn't have a past, or at least remember it.