The Venture Bros. is an American adult animated action comedy television series created by Chris McCulloch and Doc Hammer for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. Following a pilot episode on February 16, 2003, the series premiered on August 7, 2004. Throughout its of seven seasons it has received critical acclaim for its writing, characters, humor & animation. It ended its run on October 7, 2018, with a total of 81 episodes over the course of 7 seasons. On September 7, 2020, series creator Jackson Publick announced on Twitter that the series had been canceled. A direct-to-video film, The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, will act as the finale to the series.