Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Series, 2020, The 2020s, Set in After the finale
Adventure Time: Distant Lands is #16 of 18 in release order and #16 of 18 in chronological order in the Modern Cartoon Classics.
The story
Based on the animated series Adventure Time, these four specials explore the unseen corners of the world with both familiar and exciting brand-new characters.
Adventure Time: Distant Lands recap
Four hour-long specials released on HBO Max in 2020 and 2021, each set after the Adventure Time finale and focused on different characters. "BMO" sends BMO into deep space, where it helps a young girl, Y5, and a droid save a dying space station called the Drift. "Obsidian" follows Marceline and Princess Bubblegum, now a couple, to the Glass Kingdom, where a lava dragon Marceline once fought is waking up and Marceline must face the past and her mistakes from that fight. "Together Again" opens with Finn dying as an old man and searching the afterlife for Jake, who died years before. They find that New Death, who has seized power over the dead, has stopped reincarnation, and that the Lich is controlling him. "Wizard City" has Peppermint Butler, turned back into a child, enrol at a school for wizards to relearn magic, where his dark past makes him a suspect when trouble starts on campus.
Adventure Time: Distant Lands ending explained
The emotional end of Distant Lands is "Together Again": Finn and Jake beat New Death and the Lich, and Finn chooses to be reborn, with Jake following him so they can live their next life together. The last released special, "Wizard City" (2021), returns to Peppermint Butler at wizard school and closes the set. Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, a separate series, followed in 2023.
Where to watch Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Adventure Time: Distant Lands is streaming on Hulu and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.6/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Midnight Gospel, before Bee and PuppyCat.
- Chronological order: after The Midnight Gospel, before Bee and PuppyCat.
What to watch before Adventure Time: Distant Lands
In release order, 15 Modern Cartoon Classics essentials come before Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020), from Adventure Time (2010) to The Midnight Gospel (2020).
Cast
- John DiMaggio as Jake / Additional Voices (voice)
- Jeremy Shada as Finn / Additional Voices (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Y5's Dad / Ice King / Simon Petrikov / Berdzerd / Additional Voices (voice)
- Hynden Walch as Princess Bubblegum / Additional Voices (voice)
- Niki Yang as BMO / Football / Additional Voices (voice)
- Pendleton Ward as Lumpy Space Princess / Additional Voices (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Centipede / Crab / Additional Voices (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as Choose Goose (voice)
- Cole Sanchez as Goblin / Additional Voices (voice)
- Maria Bamford as Sandy / Additional Voices (voice)
- Steve Little as Peppermint Butler / Abracadaniel (voice)
- Glory Curda as Y5 (voice)
Created by Pendleton Ward, Miki Brewster.