Tuca & Bertie is an American animated sitcom created by cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt for Netflix. It stars Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong, with a supporting cast including Steven Yeun, John Early, Richard E. Grant, and Reggie Watts. The show's central characters are two anthropomorphic female birds: Tuca the toucan and Bertie the song thrush. The series was canceled by Netflix after one season in July 2019. In May 2020, Cartoon Network's nighttime Adult Swim programming block announced they had ordered a second season of the series. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on July 10, 2022.
The show's title characters are two anthropomorphic birds who are friends living in the same apartment complex. The series' main plot lines focuses on the protagonists' friendship and their struggles in adulthood, touching on themes such as alcoholism and sexual abuse. Many of Tuca's plot lines involve her wealthy aunt Tallulah (voiced by Jenifer Lewis)