CANNES, FRANCE (October 12 , 2025) It was announced today at MIPCOM that The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza, ordered by Adult Swim in August and produced and distributed by Avalon (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Catastrophe, Starstruck, Taskmaster) will feature guest appearances from: Fred Armisen, Gregg Turkington, Mark Proksch, Thomas Lennon, Lake Bell, Marc Maron, Mike Mitchell, Martha Kelly, Kate Berlant, Fred Melamed, Toby Huss, Randall Park, Rob Huebel, Tom Scharpling, Chris Parnell, Haley Joel Osment, Milana Vayntrub, Eva Victor, Adam Godley, Kimiko Glenn, Allison Becker, Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood), Teezo Touchdown, Lauren Tom, Clea Duvall, Wanda Sykes and Steve Buscemi.
The live-action, series created by and starring Jordan Mendoza that follows a very scared man as he navigates a barrage of absurd, terrifying, and hilarious dreamscapes. The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza blends sharp comedy with surreal horror, diving deep into the subconscious of its protagonist to explore fears that are both deeply personal and strikingly universal.
Mendoza, a Boston-native writer, comedian, and filmmaker stars, directs, and executive produces. Aaron Brown, David Martin and Jonathan Stern also serve as Executive Producers. The series will air on Adult Swim in the U.S. while Avalon will distribute the show globally.
Jordan Mendoza has emerged as a singular voice in comedy. He is currently a supervising producer on Hulu’s Chad Powers and wrote/produced for A24/Amazon’s Overcompensating. On screen, Mendoza stars in Netflix’s Neon (in which he also served as consulting producer) and appears in the Sony feature No Hard Feelings. His additional credits include Netflix’s Kaleidoscope, A24’s Problemista, Universal’s Please Don’t Destroy, and Eva Victor’s Sorry Baby. Additional writing credits for Jordan Mendoza span his acclaimed work on FX’s Dave, with his episode earning year-end praise from The New York Times and Rolling Stone, as well as hit shows like Big Mouth, Ziwe (where he co-wrote viral track Stop Being Poor), Beavis & Butt-Head and Human Resources. He was previously named a New Face Creator at Just For Laughs and was spotlighted by Vulture and Time Out as one of New York’s rising comedic voices.
Mendoza is represented by UTA, Avalon and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
For more information please contact:
Avalon: Dan Lloyd dlloyd@avalonuk.com or Florrie Sheehan fsheehan@avalonuk.com
About Avalon
Avalon is a multi-award-winning talent management, television production and live promotion group with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York. Avalon, Artists Rights Group and The Agency together represent a diverse and distinctive roster of artists including actors, comedians, writers and directors, among them Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award-winners.
Avalon is the UK’s largest independent television production company, with over 40 shows in production in the last year including: hit entertainment format Taskmaster (Channel 4 in the UK, Network 10 in Australia, TV4 in Sweden, TVNorge/Discovery+ in Norway); multi-Emmy award winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO); Not Going Out (BBC), the UK’s longest running sitcom on air; Tall Tales & Murder (BBC/RTE), a highly anticipated darkly comedic crime drama; upcoming live-action, sketch comedy series The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza (Adult Swim); a brand new series of the iconic satirical puppet show Spitting Image: The Rest is Bulls*!t (YouTube) and Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (Channel 5 in the UK, Network 10 in Australia). Avalon has produced over 4,000 episodes of programming for audiences in the UK, US and around the world, winning 39 Emmy Awards and BAFTAs from 100+ nominations.
Other landmark Avalon shows include Catastrophe (Amazon/Channel 4), Breeders (FX/Sky), Starstruck (HBO Max/BBC), Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime), Workaholics (Comedy Central), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), TV Burp (ITV) and Fantasy Football League (BBC/ITV/Sky). Avalon has also produced over 60 comedy specials for various platforms including Amazon, HBO, Netflix and Sky, as well as numerous podcasts and radio shows, including over 300 episodes of the record-breaking, arena-touring podcast, Shagged. Married. Annoyed. with Chris & Rosie Ramsey. Avalon’s dedicated distribution arm licenses its catalogue of programmes and formats to over 200 territories worldwide.
Avalon also produces and promotes live comedy around the world and has promoted more winners and nominees of the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award than any other company. Avalon produced Newman and Baddiel: Live at Wembley, the UK’s first arena comedy show, Jerry Springer: The Opera, winner of four Olivier Awards, and is currently producing the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical, Operation Mincemeat in the West End and on Broadway.
About Adult Swim
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