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Tom and Jerry in New York

Tom and Jerry in New York is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation in which the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry live at the Royal Gate Hotel in New York City, with Tom as the hotel's resident mouser and Jerry as the up-to-no-good resident mouse. The series premiered on HBO Max on July 1, 2021, and ran for two seasons, both released in 2021.¹^•²^•³

Key fact	Detail
Premiere	July 1, 2021, on HBO Max¹
Production	Warner Bros. Animation; director Darrell Van Citters; executive producer Sam Register¹
Setting	The 5-star Royal Gate Hotel in New York City, with chases extending to landmarks, subways, and back alleys²
Seasons	Two, both in 2021; season 2 premiered November 18, 2021³
Format	Shorts focused on chases rather than a larger story arc; TVmaze lists an average runtime of 5 minutes, while JustWatch lists 13 minutes per listing⁴^•³^•⁵
Rating	TV-PG; IMDb rating 6.9/10 from 507 user ratings¹^•⁶
Status	Ended³

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Premise and format

The series places Tom and Jerry in the same setting as the 2021 hybrid Tom & Jerry film: the Royal Gate Hotel, a high-end New York hotel where Tom works as head mouser and Jerry provokes him into chaos.²^•⁴ Unlike the film, the series consists of shorts centered on chase scenes rather than a larger story arc.⁴

Episodes send the duo beyond the hotel into the city. Common Sense Media's summary describes hijinks involving a visit to the zoo, mayhem in Central Park, stolen and earned bagels with lox, and street-vendor hot dogs; individual segments include Tom chasing Jerry through surreal billboards, a musical surf-off at the Jersey Shore, and a Kabuki actor finding the pair in his luggage after returning to Japan.⁴^•⁷^•⁸ The final episode listed by TVmaze, "Flamingo A-Go-Go" (2x24), aired November 18, 2021, with a flock of flamingoes at the zoo protecting Jerry and Tuffy from Tom.³

Episode counts differ between databases. TVmaze lists 24 episodes ordered, while JustWatch lists Season 1 with 28 episodes and Season 2 with 24.³^•⁵ Runtime listings also differ: TVmaze gives an average runtime of 5 minutes, and JustWatch lists 13 minutes.³^•⁵

Cast and music

The voice cast includes Joey D'Auria as Butch, Marieve Herington as Molly, Rick Zieff as Spike, Rachael MacFarlane as Toots, and Stephen Stanton as the Concierge.¹ JustWatch additionally credits Kath Soucie as Tuffy, Sam Kwasman as Little Quacker, and Laraine Newman as Rosie and Mom.⁵

Music is a stated feature of the show: Hulu's description says the characters are "accompanied by a selection of original songs" as they show off their footwork.² In a promotional interview, Keith Baxter, described as a director, songwriter, and story artist, and Greg Sims, a composer, arranger, orchestrator, and producer of music for film and television, discussed the music for the series.⁹

Release and availability

Both seasons arrived on HBO Max in 2021, with season 1 in July and season 2 on November 18.¹^•³ In Canada, Corus Entertainment picked up the series alongside Jellystone as part of its specialty-channel acquisitions.¹⁰ The series later remained available through HBO Max and its Amazon Channel, with digital purchase on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and Amazon Video.⁵

Reception

Professional reception was limited but negative. Common Sense Media's reviewer Joly Herman rated the show 2 out of 5, writing that "overstimulation is the name of the game" and that kids might get bored watching the same gags repeated; the review called the series a "slapped-together slapstick cartoon" that recycles violent gags and wastes the New York setting.⁷^•⁴ The same review noted that the series steers clear of the racial stereotypes present in some older Tom and Jerry cartoons while doing little to tone down slapstick violence.¹¹ Audience ratings were more favorable: IMDb users gave the series 6.9 out of 10 across 507 ratings.⁶

References

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026