Undone is an American adult animated psychological comedy drama television series created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg with Rosa Salazar in the starring role. It premiered on September 13, 2019, on Amazon Prime Video, to critical acclaim. The series is Amazon's first adult animated original series[1] and its first to use rotoscoping. In November 2019, Amazon renewed Undone for a second season, which premiered on April 29, 2022.[2][3]
Undone explores "the elastic nature of reality through its central character, Alma. After getting into a nearly fatal car crash, Alma discovers she has a new relationship with time and uses this ability to find out the truth about her father’s death."[1]
On March 6, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a straight-to-series order for one season. The series, starring Rosa Salazar in the lead role, was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy, who also executive produce alongside Noel Bright, Steven A. Cohen, and Tommy Pallotta.[1] Hisko Hulsing oversaw the production design and directed a team of animators working in the Netherlands. Undone's animation is created through a combination of live action motion capture and rotoscoping.[5][6][7][8] Production companies involved with the series include The Tornante Company and animation companies Submarine and Minnow Mountain.[1][9][10][11][12] On November 21, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season alongside Purdy signing an exclusive deal with Amazon.[2] The eight-episode second season was released on April 29, 2022.[3]
Undone received critical acclaim. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 98% of 57 critic reviews are positive for the first season, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A kaleidoscopic existential crisis, Undone bends the rules of space, time, and rotoscoping to weave a beautifully surreal tapestry that is at once fantastical and utterly relatable."[13] Metacritic assigned the season a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 17 reviews, citing "universal acclaim".[14]
For the second season, Metacritic collected 6 reviews and calculated an average score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim".[15] On Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 24 reviews are positive for the second season, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The critics consensus reads, "Undone broadens out into a family affair in a gorgeously trippy continuation that's as heady as it is moving."[16]