•Streaming service Dropout announced its new series MP3 on Tuesday. Unlike most of the streamer’s improv-heavy shows, the three-episode production is a live-action scripted series.
Starring Saturday Night Live standout Jeremy Culhane, Skye Townsend, Aparna Nancherla, and Paul F. Tompkins, MP3 will spoof music video countdown shows like MTV’s Total Request Live. Each episode, the host characters played by Culhane, Townsend, and Nancherla present music videos, interview guests, and argue with their producer, played by Tompkins.
Dropout favorites like Katie Marovitch, Lou Wilson, and Jacob Wysocki will appear as artists in the music videos. Jess McKenna and Zach Reino also play producers, appearing in some of the music videos while serving as writers on the show and handling its music compositions.
Very Important People fans will recognize Anna Garcia’s Princess Emily making an appearance in the trailer, prompting speculation about whether other characters from across the Dropout network will cameo.
MP3 premieres next month. The first episode streams Wednesday, Nov. 4. Like most other Dropout series, it debuts new episodes every two weeks, with subsequent installments arriving Nov. 18 and Dec. 2. Because the show centers on music, each song performed will be released on music streaming services after new episodes air.
MP3 is the latest foray into new territory for Dropout. 2026 has been a year of experiments, including licensed content and a new scripted animated show. “As far as Dropout is concerned, I want Dropout to be really all over the place in terms of what it’s trying,” CEO Sam Reich told Polygon recently.
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