Adult Swim is about to drop their first Spanish-language show ever, Women Wearing Shoulder Pads. This one is coming on August 17, 2025, right at midnight ET/PT, with streaming on HBO Max the next day.
The mastermind behind this is Gonzalo Cordova. You might remember him from Tuca & Bertie or Adam Ruins Everything. This show is crammed with Ecuadorian vibes and a boatload of ’80s attitude. So if you’re into offbeat, character-driven animation, or just really dig power suits, you might want to keep an eye out for this one.
Women Wearing Shoulder Pads Season 1: Release date news, streaming details, and cast details

Women Wearing Shoulder Pads Season 1 is rolling out on Adult Swim, August 17, 2025, at midnight, both ET and PT. And if you’re the type who snoozes early, it’ll show up on HBO Max the next day, with subtitles.
This show is a stop-motion animation, but we are talking about Adult Swim’s first-ever Spanish-language original. It’s got that perfect mix: touching, and just a little bit bonkers.
The cast is all women: Pepa Pallarés, Gabriela Cartol, Kerygma Flores, Nina Torres, and Nicole Vazquez. Gonzalo Cordova (Tuca & Bertie, so you know it’s going to be quirky) created it, and Ana Coronilla is directing. Plus, Cinema Fantasma, a rad studio from Mexico City, is producing.
Visually, Women Wearing Shoulder Pads is a feast. Stop-motion that’s painstakingly detailed, totally over-the-top, and drenched in campy, melodramatic energy. It’s Latin American: loud and has style for days.
So mark down August 17, and get ready for something equal parts hilarious, heartfelt, and just plain outrageous.
More about Women Wearing Shoulder Pads Season 1

Women Wearing Shoulder Pads, Season 1, is a new stop-motion comedy landing on Adult Swim August 17, 2025. The whole thing revolves around Marioneta, who’s a Spanish rich girl with a serious ego and a thing for dramatic entrances. She packs her bags for 1980s Quito, Ecuador, and dives into the weirdest get-rich-quick scheme ever: breeding massive guinea pigs for cash.
The show is bonkers. It’s got all this over-the-top humor mashed up with actual Latin American flavor, and it’s not afraid to get deep with love, family drama, ambition, and identity, but with a lot more shoulder pads and way more guinea pigs than you’d expect.
Meanwhile, Marioneta is not alone. She runs into a whole lineup of women, each with their baggage and attitude, just vibing in 1980s Ecuador. Additionally, a creepy stalker is lurking around, just to keep things spicy.
The theme is that of a soap opera if it binged on telenovelas, classic melodramas, and thrillers. It has got camp, kitsch, genuine feels, and it all just works.
Notably, this isn’t just another Adult Swim thing. It’s their first Spanish-language original, straight from Cordova’s Ecuadorian roots. The whole cuy-breeding hustle is a real Ecuador thing, just exaggerated for the TV. The show goes hard on language, setting, and style, so if you’re into quirky, culture-soaked animation with actual bite, this is your jam.
You can expect a comedy that’s smart but never takes itself too seriously, with visuals that pop and characters that feel like real people. It is perfect for grown-ups who dig humor that’s a little left of center and stories that aren’t afraid to get weird. Women Wearing Shoulder Pads is shaping up to be a total game-changer for Adult Swim, and probably your new animated obsession.
If you’ve already got cable, just tune in. Or grab the Adult Swim app, or just hit up Max. People outside the U.S. can check Adult Swim’s website for where to stream it.
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