Set in a world where puppets live alongside humans as second class citizens, The Happytime Murders follows Melissa McCarthy’s Detective Connie Edwards reuniting with her ex-partner, private investigator Phil Phillips (pupeteered and voiced by Bill Barretta), to track down the serial killer who murdered Phil’s brother and is now targeting the cast members of the 1980s TV series The Happytime Gang.
The movie’s human cast also includes Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie David Baker, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Gaul and Mitch Silpa.
If you haven’t already watched the movie’s bizarre trailer, check it out below.
The puppets in The Happytime Murders may bear some design resemblance to the characters in Sesame Street and The Muppets (Brian Henson, Jim Henson’s son, is the director), but that’s definitely where the similarities end, and needless to say you should keep the kiddies far away from the August release.