• Air date: 17 Jul '12 20 episodes
      Electric City is an award-winning, animated, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, web series published through Yahoo!. It was released July 17, 2012 and for now contains 20 short episodes totaling 90 minutes in length. Erin McPherson, vice president and head of video for Yahoo, claims this is a first project in what will be known as online digital blockbusters. The series stars the voices of Tom Hanks, Holland Taylor, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Antoon, Chris Parnell, Joey Kern, Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Georg Stanford Brown. Created by Tom Hanks, the series begins after the world has ended. Electric City represents peace and security in the midst of rubble. Even though it seems to be an orderly utopia, there are still secrets, back-alley dealings, daring chases and murder. The episodes are available to view for free on Yahoo.com. Episodes continue to be available to purchase through apps for iOS and Android devices.
  • List of Episodes (20)
    • 1. Truth or Consequences

      17 Jul '12
      Cleveland Carr, a secret operative, introduces us to the wonders and dangers of the Electric City. Mrs. Orwell knits in a circle of mysterious elderly women, however this is no ordinary knitting club. They discuss a plan to patch a particular hole in the justice system. Cleveland Carr pays a visit to one of the City's most unsavory characters.
    • 2. The Voice of the City

      17 Jul '12
      Cleveland Carr meets Hope Chatsworth, the voice of Wire 6, the city's communication service. The young, ever-curious Roger Moore investigates the scofflaws who engage in the contraband communication known as Tap Code.
    • 3. Survivors

      17 Jul '12
      Mrs. Orwell visits the History Museum but her trip down memory lane triggers flashbacks to a more volatile time. Cleveland Carr pays a visit to Knobs, and decides this lovable little lawbreaker is going to make a great stool-pigeon. Dick and Eva Jacobs tap for kicks with their neighbor, Walter La Fong. Hope sends a message to Carr via the wire service broadcast.
    • 4. Young Daughter or God

      17 Jul '12
      Commander Welles of the Allied Municipal Patrol is briefed on the city-wide spread of the Tap Kits. The women in the knitting guild know all too well the danger of unregulated influence. The darkness of Mrs. Orwell's past continues to come into focus. Dr. Loman and Makaela enter the city with big plans. Hope suspects her coworker, Frank Deetleman, is up to something.
    • 5. We're Social Animals

      17 Jul '12
      Mrs. Orwell asks Carr to get a sense of scale in the Tap Kit epidemic. A deeper look into Mrs. Orwell's past begins to make her current motivations clearer. Mrs. Emerson lets her operative, Dick Jacobs, know she is not pleased about the Tap Code problem.
    • 6. All in Service to All

      17 Jul '12
      Dr. Loman is more than a just spectator to city government. Knobs is asked to build new technology. Hope follows Deetleman to find out what he's been up to.
    • 7. What Aren't We Capable Of?

      17 Jul '12
      Knobs tells Carr about a new technology: a Wave Unit Kit. Dr. Loman meets with Mr. Orwell. Mrs. Orwell was once on the outside of the Electric City looking in.
    • 8. The Time Has Come

      17 Jul '12
      Carr meets the Wave Unit Kits face to face. Eva Jacobs has a surprise for her husband Dick. It causes him to ask Mrs. Emerson a very tough question.
    • 9. The Saddest of Reasons

      17 Jul '12
      The Knitting Society has become fully aware of the Wave Units but it is a possible breach from within their organization that has them on high alert. Carr is becoming intimately acquainted with Hope but Mrs. Orwell has far more dangerous ways for him to spend his time.
    • 10. Never the Two Shall Meet

      17 Jul '12
      It is a dark day in the Electric City. Mrs. Orwell orders a reduction job. Deetleman takes Hope behind the curtain and explains to her what Wave Units are going to mean to the City. Dick Jacobs runs into Carr in a dark alley.
    • 11. Necessary to Hide

      18 Jul '12
      Commander Welles is the barer of bad news when he pays Eva Jacobs a visit. Deetleman shows Hope how to use a Wave Unit Kit. Roger Moore discovers the impending 'revolution' on his own.
    • 12. Lost Souls

      18 Jul '12
      Commander Welles and Mrs. Emerson scramble to figure out if Dick had left any thing behind that might be troublesome. Simultaneously, Eva and La Fong search Dick's possessions for clues. The mysterious Dr. Loman surveys the city ahead of his plot.
    • 13. Lorenzo Seventeen

      18 Jul '12
      Hope has quickly taken to her new hobby, the Wave Unit Kit. A very injured Cleveland Carr pays her a visit for some tender loving care. Mr. and Mrs. Orwell get romantic. Carr gets romantic too, but he's dreaming of his younger days.
    • 14. Trail of Dead Bodies

      18 Jul '12
      Cleveland Carr is haunted by his origins. Knobs is busy peddling Wave Units. La Fong and Eva find some disturbing information on a recording Dick left behind. Dr. Loman heads back to the
    • 15. Strategic Casualties

      18 Jul '12
      Roger Moore and his young friend Gladys do their best to warn the authorities about the Wave Unit Revolution. Meanwhile, the knitting club decide how they will deal with influx of Wave Units. Carr sends a message to the purveyors of the Units.
    • 16. No One Is Untraceable

      19 Jul '12
      Eva is determined to explore the Out Side for clues; Walter La Fong helps her with the journey. Cleveland Carr visits a Wave Unit Assembly line. Commander Welles explains the aftermath of a tragic
    • 17. People Like a Good Show

      19 Jul '12
      Makaela warns her crews producing Wave Units to be vigilant. Hope finds the underground movement has moved on without her. La Fong's journalistic instincts lead him down a dark path. Eva reaches the Out Side, but not with out complications.
    • 18. The Outside

      19 Jul '12
      Carr and Hope are falling deeper in love, while Deetleman and Makaela are busy planning the Illumination Night Wave Unit Revolution. Eva is the newest member of Mars and its inhabitants want to know all about her. La Fong finds a Wave Unit dealer... Knobs!
    • 19. Such Beauty From a Box

      19 Jul '12
      Residents on both sides of the law are preparing for the Illumination Night broadcast. Deetleman begs Hope to stop her involvement with Wave Units. Eva explains what brought her to the Out Side.
    • 20. Illumination Night

      19 Jul '12
      It's a sacred day in the Electric City. Celebratory beacons will light up the night sky. Amidst the festivities, Cleveland Carr meets with Mrs. Orwell to report the latest on the illicit activities plaguing the city. Mrs. Orwell's plan of retaliation comes as a surprise to Carr. The Wave Unit Revolution commences - a warning in the North Sky ensures the city will never be the same.