The Pole: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In The Pole, after a scandal involving "Saint" Nick rocks the holly jolly foundations of the North Pole, all hell breaks loose as the future of Christmas turns into a twisted power struggle for the Red Suit. As Nick, the 20th to wear the Suit, struggles with the age-old question of naughty vs. nice, his wife Mrs. Claus, aka Gretchen, works to keep the political machine that is toy production afloat. It isn't easy as they juggle the factory elves, including Nick's head elf Matilda and the political activist Helenor, as well as parenting two sons – Nick's mini-me Harry and the crown prince, Jack, who's not only next in line for the Suit, but also looking to rebrand it. Reporting on all the drama in The Pole? Cocoa, host of the North Pole News Network Program, "Morning Cocoa."

Series details

• Title: The Pole
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2021-03-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-04-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 17 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50579
• IMDb ID: tt13212870
• TVDB ID: 388904

Cast and credited roles

• Bobby Moynihan — Saint Nick
• Jillian Bell — Gretchen
• Nicole Byer — Matilda
• Sasheer Zamata — Helenor
• SungWon Cho — Harry
• Timothy Simons — Jack
• Colin Jost — Cocoa
• Sugar Lyn Beard — Various roles
• Johnno Wilson — Various roles

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-03-17; final listed air date 2021-04-21; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Pole on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.