‘Big Mouth’ creators talk season 5 and recasting Missy with Black voice actor
Big Mouth‘s co-creators have discussed the popular Netflix animation’s future, as well as going into detail about the decision to recast Missy.Jenny Slate made the announcement that she would no longer be voicing the biracial character back in June last year, stating that “Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.” Two months later, it was confirmed that Ayo Edebiri would be taking over the role.Speaking on a panel as part of the USC Comedy Festival on Saturday (April 10), Big Mouth co-creators Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, and Jennifer Flackett, alongside co-executive producer Kelly Galuska, explained how the recasting came about.“It’s very complex, actually, because over the course of several seasons, Missy, as