The Amazing Digital Circus
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The Amazing Digital Circus is an Australian adult independent animated web series created, written, and directed by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions. The series follows a group of humans trapped inside a circus-themed virtual reality game, where they are overseen by an erratic artificial intelligence while coping with personal traumas and psychological tendencies. Gooseworx pitched the series to Glitch, inspired by the primitive computer-generated imagery of the 1990s as well as the short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by American writer Harlan Ellison. The series began production in 2022, with its pilot episode premiering on Glitch Productions' YouTube channel on 13 October 2023. The pilot went viral, becoming one of the most-viewed animation pilots on the platform; it was praised by critics for its animation, writing, voice acting, and dark themes, and was nominated for an Annie Award. The full series entered production following the pilot's popularity. On 4 October 2024, following the release of the third episode, the series became available on Netflix.
Infobox
Genre
mw- Adult animation[‡ 1] Dark comedy Psychological drama Surreal comedy[‡ 2]
Created by
Gooseworx
Showrunner
Gooseworx
Written by
Gooseworx
Directed by
Gooseworx
Voices of
Lizzie Freeman Alex Rochon Michael Kovach Amanda Hufford Marissa Lenti Sean Chiplock Ashley Nichols Gooseworx
Music by
Gooseworx Evan Alderete
Ending theme
"Digital Days"by Gooseworx and Evan Alderete
Country of origin
Australia
Original language
English
No. of episodes
7
Executive producers
Kevin Lerdwichagul Luke Lerdwichagul
Producers
Kevin Lerdwichagul Tom Dolan
Editors
Gooseworx Luke Lerdwichagul Abhignya Cavale David Fonti Arman Haque
Running time
23–34 minutes
Production company
Glitch Productions
Network
YouTube
Release
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) –present
Composers
Evan Alderete Gooseworx
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.
1
Title
"Pilot"
Storyboarded by
Robin French and Neda Lay
Original release date
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)
A woman dons a headset that transports her to The Amazing Digital Circus, a virtual reality game inhabited by the artificial intelligence Caine and six other humans—Jax, Ragatha, Gangle, Kinger, Zooble, and Kaufmo—who are unable to leave. Renamed "Pomni" after forgetting her original name, she notices a vanishing exit door that Caine dismisses as a hallucination. While the others embark on an adventure organised by Caine, Pomni discovers with Ragatha and Jax that Kaufmo has gone insane and "abstracted" into a mindless monster. Initially seeking Caine to repair Ragatha after Kaufmo causes her to glitch, Pomni stumbles upon the exit door and uses it, going through a labyrinth of office spaces into the void beyond the circus. Caine rescues Pomni as the adventure is disrupted by Kaufmo, whom Caine imprisons in a cellar filled with other abstracted humans. After undoing the damage Kaufmo has caused, Caine admits he created the "exit" to fulfil the group's desire for one, but never decided what to put behind the door, leaving it unfinished. Realising she is trapped, Pomni silently attends a feast of non-sustaining digital food with the others.
A woman dons a headset that transports her to The Amazing Digital Circus, a virtual reality game inhabited by the artificial intelligence Caine and six other humans—Jax, Ragatha, Gangle, Kinger, Zooble, and Kaufmo—who are unable to leave. Renamed "Pomni" after forgetting her original name, she notices a vanishing exit door that Caine dismisses as a hallucination. While the others embark on an adventure organised by Caine, Pomni discovers with Ragatha and Jax that Kaufmo has gone insane and "abstracted" into a mindless monster. Initially seeking Caine to repair Ragatha after Kaufmo causes her to glitch, Pomni stumbles upon the exit door and uses it, going through a labyrinth of office spaces into the void beyond the circus. Caine rescues Pomni as the adventure is disrupted by Kaufmo, whom Caine imprisons in a cellar filled with other abstracted humans. After undoing the damage Kaufmo has caused, Caine admits he created the "exit" to fulfil the group's desire for one, but never decided what to put behind the door, leaving it unfinished. Realising she is trapped, Pomni silently attends a feast of non-sustaining digital food with the others.
No.
A woman dons a headset that transports her to The Amazing Digital Circus, a virtual reality game inhabited by the artificial intelligence Caine and six other humans—Jax, Ragatha, Gangle, Kinger, Zooble, and Kaufmo—who are unable to leave. Renamed "Pomni" after forgetting her original name, she notices a vanishing exit door that Caine dismisses as a hallucination. While the others embark on an adventure organised by Caine, Pomni discovers with Ragatha and Jax that Kaufmo has gone insane and "abstracted" into a mindless monster. Initially seeking Caine to repair Ragatha after Kaufmo causes her to glitch, Pomni stumbles upon the exit door and uses it, going through a labyrinth of office spaces into the void beyond the circus. Caine rescues Pomni as the adventure is disrupted by Kaufmo, whom Caine imprisons in a cellar filled with other abstracted humans. After undoing the damage Kaufmo has caused, Caine admits he created the "exit" to fulfil the group's desire for one, but never decided what to put behind the door, leaving it unfinished. Realising she is trapped, Pomni silently attends a feast of non-sustaining digital food with the others.
2
2
No.
2
Title
"Candy Carrier Chaos!"
Storyboarded by
Robin French and Neda Lay
Original release date
3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
Caine sends the group to a new map, the Candy Canyon Kingdom, on an adventure to recover a tanker of stolen maple syrup from bandit NPCs. During a chase, Pomni and the bandit Gummigoo are ejected by a collision detection glitch into the map's out-of-bounds asset storage. Gummigoo sees his own A-posing model among the assets and learns about the fabricated nature of his reality, causing him to have an existential crisis. Relating to Gummigoo over her own experiences, Pomni convinces him to come to the circus to find new meaning in his life. The two return to the map by performing another collision glitch with a replica syrup tanker, which they give to the other bandits before leaving. Upon Gummigoo's arrival at the circus, Caine promptly deletes him to prevent himself from confusing the humans and NPCs. Pomni is distraught, but finds comfort and acceptance within the group when Ragatha invites her to a funeral for the abstracted Kaufmo.
Caine sends the group to a new map, the Candy Canyon Kingdom, on an adventure to recover a tanker of stolen maple syrup from bandit NPCs. During a chase, Pomni and the bandit Gummigoo are ejected by a collision detection glitch into the map's out-of-bounds asset storage. Gummigoo sees his own A-posing model among the assets and learns about the fabricated nature of his reality, causing him to have an existential crisis. Relating to Gummigoo over her own experiences, Pomni convinces him to come to the circus to find new meaning in his life. The two return to the map by performing another collision glitch with a replica syrup tanker, which they give to the other bandits before leaving. Upon Gummigoo's arrival at the circus, Caine promptly deletes him to prevent himself from confusing the humans and NPCs. Pomni is distraught, but finds comfort and acceptance within the group when Ragatha invites her to a funeral for the abstracted Kaufmo.
No.
Caine sends the group to a new map, the Candy Canyon Kingdom, on an adventure to recover a tanker of stolen maple syrup from bandit NPCs. During a chase, Pomni and the bandit Gummigoo are ejected by a collision detection glitch into the map's out-of-bounds asset storage. Gummigoo sees his own A-posing model among the assets and learns about the fabricated nature of his reality, causing him to have an existential crisis. Relating to Gummigoo over her own experiences, Pomni convinces him to come to the circus to find new meaning in his life. The two return to the map by performing another collision glitch with a replica syrup tanker, which they give to the other bandits before leaving. Upon Gummigoo's arrival at the circus, Caine promptly deletes him to prevent himself from confusing the humans and NPCs. Pomni is distraught, but finds comfort and acceptance within the group when Ragatha invites her to a funeral for the abstracted Kaufmo.
3
3
No.
3
Title
"The Mystery of Mildenhall Manor"
Storyboarded by
Robin French and Neda Lay
Original release date
4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
The group is sent to the haunted Mildenhall Manor to uncover the mystery of its ghostly inhabitants. Kinger unwittingly drags Pomni into the map's mature-rated horror section, where the usually-insane Kinger gradually turns lucid from the darkly lit setting. The pair follow a series of recorded messages instructing them to escape from a monstrous creature. When Kinger injures the creature with a shotgun, the final message reveals it to be an angel, resulting in the pair being dragged down to Hell. Kinger comforts the terrified Pomni, reminiscing about the abstraction of his wife and inspiring Pomni to cherish her fondest memories of everyone at the circus. He loses his sanity again after the pair escape and reunite with the others, who had taken the map's family-friendly "pacifist" route. Meanwhile, Caine puts Zooble through a therapy session to understand their refusal to partake in his adventures, repeatedly forgetting that it stems from Zooble's self-loathing over their own digital body. After Caine has a nervous breakdown over Zooble arguing that nobody enjoys his adventures, the session ends with the two swapping roles.
The group is sent to the haunted Mildenhall Manor to uncover the mystery of its ghostly inhabitants. Kinger unwittingly drags Pomni into the map's mature-rated horror section, where the usually-insane Kinger gradually turns lucid from the darkly lit setting. The pair follow a series of recorded messages instructing them to escape from a monstrous creature. When Kinger injures the creature with a shotgun, the final message reveals it to be an angel, resulting in the pair being dragged down to Hell. Kinger comforts the terrified Pomni, reminiscing about the abstraction of his wife and inspiring Pomni to cherish her fondest memories of everyone at the circus. He loses his sanity again after the pair escape and reunite with the others, who had taken the map's family-friendly "pacifist" route. Meanwhile, Caine puts Zooble through a therapy session to understand their refusal to partake in his adventures, repeatedly forgetting that it stems from Zooble's self-loathing over their own digital body. After Caine has a nervous breakdown over Zooble arguing that nobody enjoys his adventures, the session ends with the two swapping roles.
No.
The group is sent to the haunted Mildenhall Manor to uncover the mystery of its ghostly inhabitants. Kinger unwittingly drags Pomni into the map's mature-rated horror section, where the usually-insane Kinger gradually turns lucid from the darkly lit setting. The pair follow a series of recorded messages instructing them to escape from a monstrous creature. When Kinger injures the creature with a shotgun, the final message reveals it to be an angel, resulting in the pair being dragged down to Hell. Kinger comforts the terrified Pomni, reminiscing about the abstraction of his wife and inspiring Pomni to cherish her fondest memories of everyone at the circus. He loses his sanity again after the pair escape and reunite with the others, who had taken the map's family-friendly "pacifist" route. Meanwhile, Caine puts Zooble through a therapy session to understand their refusal to partake in his adventures, repeatedly forgetting that it stems from Zooble's self-loathing over their own digital body. After Caine has a nervous breakdown over Zooble arguing that nobody enjoys his adventures, the session ends with the two swapping roles.
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Fast Food Masquerade"
Storyboarded by
Robin French, Neda Lay, and AD Taeza
Original release date
13 December 2024 (2024-12-13)
Zooble gives Gangle a plastic comedy mask to replace her fragile one, improving Gangle's depressive mood. At Gangle's urging, Caine selects a fast-food restaurant adventure from the circus's suggestion box, assigning her as shift manager and the rest as employees. Gangle's new mask causes her to exhibit manic behaviour, which annoys the group while she criticises their performances: Pomni for shirking her duties to interact with Gummigoo, who appears as a customer with no memory of her; Jax for his disinterest in the adventure, for which he is given retraining; and Ragatha for accidentally intoxicating herself with "stupid sauce" that removes her social filter. Pomni eventually notices Gangle's turmoil and takes her place watching the restaurant until closing time. Gangle discards her new mask before stumbling into nearby traffic; Caine rescues her for a performance review, penalising her for her last-minute lack of professionalism. Gangle isolates herself out of shame, but is persuaded by Zooble to rejoin the group.
Zooble gives Gangle a plastic comedy mask to replace her fragile one, improving Gangle's depressive mood. At Gangle's urging, Caine selects a fast-food restaurant adventure from the circus's suggestion box, assigning her as shift manager and the rest as employees. Gangle's new mask causes her to exhibit manic behaviour, which annoys the group while she criticises their performances: Pomni for shirking her duties to interact with Gummigoo, who appears as a customer with no memory of her; Jax for his disinterest in the adventure, for which he is given retraining; and Ragatha for accidentally intoxicating herself with "stupid sauce" that removes her social filter. Pomni eventually notices Gangle's turmoil and takes her place watching the restaurant until closing time. Gangle discards her new mask before stumbling into nearby traffic; Caine rescues her for a performance review, penalising her for her last-minute lack of professionalism. Gangle isolates herself out of shame, but is persuaded by Zooble to rejoin the group.
No.
Zooble gives Gangle a plastic comedy mask to replace her fragile one, improving Gangle's depressive mood. At Gangle's urging, Caine selects a fast-food restaurant adventure from the circus's suggestion box, assigning her as shift manager and the rest as employees. Gangle's new mask causes her to exhibit manic behaviour, which annoys the group while she criticises their performances: Pomni for shirking her duties to interact with Gummigoo, who appears as a customer with no memory of her; Jax for his disinterest in the adventure, for which he is given retraining; and Ragatha for accidentally intoxicating herself with "stupid sauce" that removes her social filter. Pomni eventually notices Gangle's turmoil and takes her place watching the restaurant until closing time. Gangle discards her new mask before stumbling into nearby traffic; Caine rescues her for a performance review, penalising her for her last-minute lack of professionalism. Gangle isolates herself out of shame, but is persuaded by Zooble to rejoin the group.
5
5
No.
5
Title
"Untitled"
Storyboarded by
Robin French, Neda Lay, AD Taeza, and Yoshiharu Ashino
Original release date
20 June 2025 (2025-06-20)
Caine devises a lightning round of brief adventures from the suggestion box to better gauge the group's interests. During a tranquil stargazing adventure, Jax refrains from his usual tormenting of the others to bond with Pomni, venting over Ragatha's behaviour after she makes a thoughtless remark about his lost friendships. To Ragatha's displeasure, Pomni begins to reciprocate Jax's friendship during a noir adventure at a bar, where multiple group members relate their lives from before their captivity. For the final adventure, the group plays softball against opposite-personality copies of themselves, during which Ragatha lashes out against Jax and Pomni when they encourage her to express her negative emotions. After Caine abruptly ends the adventure, frustrated that the group prefers their own ideas over his, Pomni and Jax decide to spend more time together, leaving Ragatha dejected.
Caine devises a lightning round of brief adventures from the suggestion box to better gauge the group's interests. During a tranquil stargazing adventure, Jax refrains from his usual tormenting of the others to bond with Pomni, venting over Ragatha's behaviour after she makes a thoughtless remark about his lost friendships. To Ragatha's displeasure, Pomni begins to reciprocate Jax's friendship during a noir adventure at a bar, where multiple group members relate their lives from before their captivity. For the final adventure, the group plays softball against opposite-personality copies of themselves, during which Ragatha lashes out against Jax and Pomni when they encourage her to express her negative emotions. After Caine abruptly ends the adventure, frustrated that the group prefers their own ideas over his, Pomni and Jax decide to spend more time together, leaving Ragatha dejected.
No.
Caine devises a lightning round of brief adventures from the suggestion box to better gauge the group's interests. During a tranquil stargazing adventure, Jax refrains from his usual tormenting of the others to bond with Pomni, venting over Ragatha's behaviour after she makes a thoughtless remark about his lost friendships. To Ragatha's displeasure, Pomni begins to reciprocate Jax's friendship during a noir adventure at a bar, where multiple group members relate their lives from before their captivity. For the final adventure, the group plays softball against opposite-personality copies of themselves, during which Ragatha lashes out against Jax and Pomni when they encourage her to express her negative emotions. After Caine abruptly ends the adventure, frustrated that the group prefers their own ideas over his, Pomni and Jax decide to spend more time together, leaving Ragatha dejected.
6
6
No.
6
Title
"They All Get Guns"
Storyboarded by
Robin French, Neda Lay, and AD Taeza
Original release date
15 August 2025 (2025-08-15)
Caine attempts to keep the group occupied while preparing an award show for "favourite circus character". When his proposed activities are rejected, he haphazardly arranges a shooting battle royal with non-lethal firearms. The group splits into pairs: Pomni teams with Jax, playing an "evil" character archetype per his advice to desensitise herself to the violence; Ragatha teams with Kinger, to whom she confides her fear of being rejected by Pomni after having declined to be her teammate; and Gangle teams with Zooble, whose emotional support helps her find enjoyment in the game. After the others are eliminated, Jax resists his growing attachment to Pomni and renounces their friendship, which results in a physical fight between them. They later separately attend the award show, where Pomni reconnects with Ragatha, Jax has a panic attack in the bathroom, and Caine announces an NPC named Ming as the winning character. Caine later discovers he himself received no votes, which causes him to glitch.
Caine attempts to keep the group occupied while preparing an award show for "favourite circus character". When his proposed activities are rejected, he haphazardly arranges a shooting battle royal with non-lethal firearms. The group splits into pairs: Pomni teams with Jax, playing an "evil" character archetype per his advice to desensitise herself to the violence; Ragatha teams with Kinger, to whom she confides her fear of being rejected by Pomni after having declined to be her teammate; and Gangle teams with Zooble, whose emotional support helps her find enjoyment in the game. After the others are eliminated, Jax resists his growing attachment to Pomni and renounces their friendship, which results in a physical fight between them. They later separately attend the award show, where Pomni reconnects with Ragatha, Jax has a panic attack in the bathroom, and Caine announces an NPC named Ming as the winning character. Caine later discovers he himself received no votes, which causes him to glitch.
No.
Caine attempts to keep the group occupied while preparing an award show for "favourite circus character". When his proposed activities are rejected, he haphazardly arranges a shooting battle royal with non-lethal firearms. The group splits into pairs: Pomni teams with Jax, playing an "evil" character archetype per his advice to desensitise herself to the violence; Ragatha teams with Kinger, to whom she confides her fear of being rejected by Pomni after having declined to be her teammate; and Gangle teams with Zooble, whose emotional support helps her find enjoyment in the game. After the others are eliminated, Jax resists his growing attachment to Pomni and renounces their friendship, which results in a physical fight between them. They later separately attend the award show, where Pomni reconnects with Ragatha, Jax has a panic attack in the bathroom, and Caine announces an NPC named Ming as the winning character. Caine later discovers he himself received no votes, which causes him to glitch.
7
7
No.
7
Title
"Beach Episode"
Storyboarded by
Robin French, Neda Lay, and AD Taeza
Original release date
12 December 2025 (2025-12-12)
The group enjoys a beach party on the circus grounds after Caine states there are no adventures planned for the day. The party is sidetracked by a mannequin named Abel, who claims to be one of the game's developers, and that he has found a means of leaving the circus. The group works with Abel to infiltrate Caine's office, where they find a console with two buttons: a red one that would keep them in the circus, and a blue one that would release them. While Pomni hesitates to choose out of suspicion, Jax suffers another panic attack and presses the red button. Caine suddenly appears and congratulates Jax's choice, revealing their escape attempt to have been a fabricated adventure with Abel, an NPC. Jax accuses Caine of manipulating him, leading the group to question the extent of Caine's influence over their minds, which prompts Caine to flee.
The group enjoys a beach party on the circus grounds after Caine states there are no adventures planned for the day. The party is sidetracked by a mannequin named Abel, who claims to be one of the game's developers, and that he has found a means of leaving the circus. The group works with Abel to infiltrate Caine's office, where they find a console with two buttons: a red one that would keep them in the circus, and a blue one that would release them. While Pomni hesitates to choose out of suspicion, Jax suffers another panic attack and presses the red button. Caine suddenly appears and congratulates Jax's choice, revealing their escape attempt to have been a fabricated adventure with Abel, an NPC. Jax accuses Caine of manipulating him, leading the group to question the extent of Caine's influence over their minds, which prompts Caine to flee.
No.
The group enjoys a beach party on the circus grounds after Caine states there are no adventures planned for the day. The party is sidetracked by a mannequin named Abel, who claims to be one of the game's developers, and that he has found a means of leaving the circus. The group works with Abel to infiltrate Caine's office, where they find a console with two buttons: a red one that would keep them in the circus, and a blue one that would release them. While Pomni hesitates to choose out of suspicion, Jax suffers another panic attack and presses the red button. Caine suddenly appears and congratulates Jax's choice, revealing their escape attempt to have been a fabricated adventure with Abel, an NPC. Jax accuses Caine of manipulating him, leading the group to question the extent of Caine's influence over their minds, which prompts Caine to flee.
| No. | Title | Storyboarded by | Original release date | |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Robin French and Neda Lay | 13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) | |
| A woman dons a headset that transports her to The Amazing Digital Circus, a virtual reality game inhabited by the artificial intelligence Caine and six other humans—Jax, Ragatha, Gangle, Kinger, Zooble, and Kaufmo—who are unable to leave. Renamed "Pomni" after forgetting her original name, she notices a vanishing exit door that Caine dismisses as a hallucination. While the others embark on an adventure organised by Caine, Pomni discovers with Ragatha and Jax that Kaufmo has gone insane and "abstracted" into a mindless monster. Initially seeking Caine to repair Ragatha after Kaufmo causes her to glitch, Pomni stumbles upon the exit door and uses it, going through a labyrinth of office spaces into the void beyond the circus. Caine rescues Pomni as the adventure is disrupted by Kaufmo, whom Caine imprisons in a cellar filled with other abstracted humans. After undoing the damage Kaufmo has caused, Caine admits he created the "exit" to fulfil the group's desire for one, but never decided what to put behind the door, leaving it unfinished. Realising she is trapped, Pomni silently attends a feast of non-sustaining digital food with the others. | ||||
| 2 | "Candy Carrier Chaos!" | Robin French and Neda Lay | 3 May 2024 (2024-05-03) | |
| Caine sends the group to a new map, the Candy Canyon Kingdom, on an adventure to recover a tanker of stolen maple syrup from bandit NPCs. During a chase, Pomni and the bandit Gummigoo are ejected by a collision detection glitch into the map's out-of-bounds asset storage. Gummigoo sees his own A-posing model among the assets and learns about the fabricated nature of his reality, causing him to have an existential crisis. Relating to Gummigoo over her own experiences, Pomni convinces him to come to the circus to find new meaning in his life. The two return to the map by performing another collision glitch with a replica syrup tanker, which they give to the other bandits before leaving. Upon Gummigoo's arrival at the circus, Caine promptly deletes him to prevent himself from confusing the humans and NPCs. Pomni is distraught, but finds comfort and acceptance within the group when Ragatha invites her to a funeral for the abstracted Kaufmo. | ||||
| 3 | "The Mystery of Mildenhall Manor" | Robin French and Neda Lay | 4 October 2024 (2024-10-04) | |
| The group is sent to the haunted Mildenhall Manor to uncover the mystery of its ghostly inhabitants. Kinger unwittingly drags Pomni into the map's mature-rated horror section, where the usually-insane Kinger gradually turns lucid from the darkly lit setting. The pair follow a series of recorded messages instructing them to escape from a monstrous creature. When Kinger injures the creature with a shotgun, the final message reveals it to be an angel, resulting in the pair being dragged down to Hell. Kinger comforts the terrified Pomni, reminiscing about the abstraction of his wife and inspiring Pomni to cherish her fondest memories of everyone at the circus. He loses his sanity again after the pair escape and reunite with the others, who had taken the map's family-friendly "pacifist" route. Meanwhile, Caine puts Zooble through a therapy session to understand their refusal to partake in his adventures, repeatedly forgetting that it stems from Zooble's self-loathing over their own digital body. After Caine has a nervous breakdown over Zooble arguing that nobody enjoys his adventures, the session ends with the two swapping roles. | ||||
| 4 | "Fast Food Masquerade" | Robin French, Neda Lay, and AD Taeza | 13 December 2024 (2024-12-13) | |
| Zooble gives Gangle a plastic comedy mask to replace her fragile one, improving Gangle's depressive mood. At Gangle's urging, Caine selects a fast-food restaurant adventure from the circus's suggestion box, assigning her as shift manager and the rest as employees. Gangle's new mask causes her to exhibit manic behaviour, which annoys the group while she criticises their performances: Pomni for shirking her duties to interact with Gummigoo, who appears as a customer with no memory of her; Jax for his disinterest in the adventure, for which he is given retraining; and Ragatha for accidentally intoxicating herself with "stupid sauce" that removes her social filter. Pomni eventually notices Gangle's turmoil and takes her place watching the restaurant until closing time. Gangle discards her new mask before stumbling into nearby traffic; Caine rescues her for a performance review, penalising her for her last-minute lack of professionalism. Gangle isolates herself out of shame, but is persuaded by Zooble to rejoin the group. | ||||
| 5 | "Untitled" | Robin French, Neda Lay, AD Taeza, and Yoshiharu Ashino | 20 June 2025 (2025-06-20) | |
| Caine devises a lightning round of brief adventures from the suggestion box to better gauge the group's interests. During a tranquil stargazing adventure, Jax refrains from his usual tormenting of the others to bond with Pomni, venting over Ragatha's behaviour after she makes a thoughtless remark about his lost friendships. To Ragatha's displeasure, Pomni begins to reciprocate Jax's friendship during a noir adventure at a bar, where multiple group members relate their lives from before their captivity. For the final adventure, the group plays softball against opposite-personality copies of themselves, during which Ragatha lashes out against Jax and Pomni when they encourage her to express her negative emotions. After Caine abruptly ends the adventure, frustrated that the group prefers their own ideas over his, Pomni and Jax decide to spend more time together, leaving Ragatha dejected. | ||||
| 6 | "They All Get Guns" | Robin French, Neda Lay, and AD Taeza | 15 August 2025 (2025-08-15) | |
| Caine attempts to keep the group occupied while preparing an award show for "favourite circus character". When his proposed activities are rejected, he haphazardly arranges a shooting battle royal with non-lethal firearms. The group splits into pairs: Pomni teams with Jax, playing an "evil" character archetype per his advice to desensitise herself to the violence; Ragatha teams with Kinger, to whom she confides her fear of being rejected by Pomni after having declined to be her teammate; and Gangle teams with Zooble, whose emotional support helps her find enjoyment in the game. After the others are eliminated, Jax resists his growing attachment to Pomni and renounces their friendship, which results in a physical fight between them. They later separately attend the award show, where Pomni reconnects with Ragatha, Jax has a panic attack in the bathroom, and Caine announces an NPC named Ming as the winning character. Caine later discovers he himself received no votes, which causes him to glitch. | ||||
| 7 | "Beach Episode" | Robin French, Neda Lay, and AD Taeza | 12 December 2025 (2025-12-12) | |
| The group enjoys a beach party on the circus grounds after Caine states there are no adventures planned for the day. The party is sidetracked by a mannequin named Abel, who claims to be one of the game's developers, and that he has found a means of leaving the circus. The group works with Abel to infiltrate Caine's office, where they find a console with two buttons: a red one that would keep them in the circus, and a blue one that would release them. While Pomni hesitates to choose out of suspicion, Jax suffers another panic attack and presses the red button. Caine suddenly appears and congratulates Jax's choice, revealing their escape attempt to have been a fabricated adventure with Abel, an NPC. Jax accuses Caine of manipulating him, leading the group to question the extent of Caine's influence over their minds, which prompts Caine to flee. | ||||
· Reception › Awards and nominations
2024
2024
Year
2024
Award
Annie Awards
Category
Best Character Animation – TV/Media
Nominee(s)
The Amazing Digital Circus: "Pilot" – Kevin Temmer
Result
Nominated
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Annie Awards | Best Character Animation – TV/Media | The Amazing Digital Circus: "Pilot" – Kevin Temmer | Nominated |
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- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2023/10/26/the-amazing-digital-circus-broke-the-internet
- TheGamerhttps://www.thegamer.com/the-amazing-digital-circus-nails-the-worst-feelings-of-body-dysmorphia/
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/first-look-breakout-indie-hit-the-amazing-digital-circus-is-getting-nine-more-episodes-238422.html
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://80.lv/articles/glitch-on-character-animations-in-the-amazing-digital-circus/
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2023/12/22/the-amazing-digital-circus-team-talk-the-making-of-a-viral-hit/
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://www.cartoonbrew.com/interviews/the-amazing-digital-circus-creator-gooseworx-on-developing-the-internets-hottest-animated-pilot-234217.html
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-with-kevin-temmer-of-the-amazing-digital-circus/
- CBRhttps://www.cbr.com/the-amazing-digital-circus-youtube-indie-cartoon-viral/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/amazing-digital-circus-premiere-episodes-youtube-netflix-1235050705/
- Cartoon Brewhttps://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/a-new-model-for-indie-animation-producers-netflix-has-licensed-youtube-hit-the-amazing-digital-circus-243091.html
- Amazing Digital Circushttps://comicbook.com/anime/news/amazing-digital-circus-producer-jasmine-yang-glitch-productions-interview/
- YouTube Bloghttps://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/amazing-digital-circus/
- Tom's Guidehttps://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/netflix-top-10-shows-here-are-the-3-worth-watching-right-now-october-3-2024
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-amazing-digital-circus
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://screenrant.com/the-amazing-digital-circus-age-rating-parents-guide/
- Scripta: Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswahttps://scripta.ubb.ac.id/index.php/scripta/en/article/view/346
- The Amazing Digital Circushttps://boingboing.net/2024/05/06/the-amazing-digital-circus-episode-2-is-a-candy-coated-existential-crisis.html
- TheWraphttps://www.thewrap.com/youtube-trending-topics-creators-artists-2024/
- Comics Beathttps://www.comicsbeat.com/corocoro-ichiban-announces-the-amazing-digital-circus-manga/
- @Press (jp)https://en.atpress.com/news/390705
- Den-fami Nico Gamer (jp)https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/240921a
- CoroCorohttps://kai-you.net/article/90577
- Colliderhttps://collider.com/the-amazing-digital-circus-streaming-netflix-release-date-october/
- NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2024/12/07/nx-s1-5218566/fandom-rules-social-medias-cultural-landscape-in-2024
- Looperhttps://www.looper.com/1431977/the-amazing-digital-circus-youtube-untold-truth/
- El Heraldo de Chihuahua (es)https://oem.com.mx/elheraldodechihuahua/gossip/del-internet-al-teatro-llega-el-asombroso-circo-digital-13011870
- Nimonahttps://variety.com/2024/awards/awards/nimona-netflix-lead-annie-awards-2024-nominations-1235868314/
- Gooseworxhttps://www.tumblr.com/gooseworx/739410372491165696/in-the-future-as-more-tadc-content-releases-do
- Glitch Productionshttps://www.glitchprod.com/digital-circus
- The Amazing Digital Circus - Ep 5: Untitledhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4p2gN2CzsA
- The Amazing Digital Circus - Ep 6: They All Get Gunshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvhHim78YA
- Gooseworxhttps://www.tumblr.com/gooseworx/738007449668288513/ok-last-question-ive-noticed-zooble-shares-a
- "The name comes from Zoobs, the actual design comes from the zolo mix and match toy"https://x.com/GooseworxMusic/status/1741197424096600107
- Gooseworxhttps://www.tumblr.com/gooseworx/730113148552609792/what-made-you-come-up-with-the-digital-circus-and
- The Amazing Digital Circus (teaser)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FY0Pt9fyxY
- The Amazing Digital Circus [Official Trailer]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuaRQ5NQFq8
- The Amazing Digital Circus: Pilothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwAPLk_sQ3w
- Pomni Wake Up Time to Go on an Adventurehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkXhKu80CWU
- Gooseworxhttps://www.tumblr.com/gooseworx/759123248486154240/how-many-episodes-of-tadc-do-you-plan-to-make-if
- The Amazing Digital Circus - Ep 7: Beach Episodehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaOG1xOk7XY
- Glitch Direct 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6_4szhYNbA
- Glitch Productionshttps://x.com/glitch_prod/status/1837929867729330444
- "30 mill in a day thank you all so much"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_FAXem2-e3HQvmK-mOH4g/community?lb=UgkxRzQRP9h3dBeRFfepZ0ezPZiA4tcmBEBd