Delocated (or known in the title card as Delocated New York) is an American sitcom that premiered on February 12, 2009 on Adult Swim. The original pilot for the show was aired on April 1, 2008. Jon Glaser plays a man in the Witness Protection Program who moves his family to New York City. The family exploits the situation by starring in a reality TV show about being in the Witness Protection Program (in which, initially, they all wear disguises for their faces and voices; later, only "Jon" does). Eugene Mirman co-stars in all seasons as Yvgeny, a Russian mafia associate and aspiring stand-up comic hired to kill "Jon." This series is produced by Wonder Showzen and Xavier: Renegade Angel creators and rock band PFFR. It leans decidedly towards deadpan humor while still reflecting the black humor typical of their other shows. It is presented as if it were the fictional reality show which it portrays. In the first seven episodes, Delocated had an eleven-minute runtime; as of season two, each episode had a twenty-two-minute runtime. The series finale aired as a special, Delocated: The Frrt Identity, on March 7, 2013.

Plot

After testifying as a witness against a Russian mob family, "Jon" and his family are uprooted and start living undercover through the witness protection program. After existing quietly in an anonymous suburb, "Jon" accepts an offer for the family to participate in a reality show based on their current lives. In order to protect their identities from viewers—which could include the Russian gangsters who want him killed for testifying against them—they wear ski masks and have their voices digitally disguised. As part of the deal, the family is relocated to an upscale loft in New York City, where the series will be filmed. Not only does "Jon" find out that the "sweet" loft was not as advertised, his wife "Susan" promptly concludes that the life of a ski-masked, voice-disguised reality TV star is the wrong environment for her and their teenage son "David." Picked up for a second season by the network, "Jon" has little time to celebrate as the vicious Mirminsky family renews its efforts to destroy him and everything he holds dear.

Cast and characters

Episodes

Season 1 (2008–09)

Season 2 (2010)

This season, the runtime of each episode was expanded to 22 minutes (to fit a half-hour TV timeslot) -- twice the length of season one's episodes. The second season began airing August 22, 2010.

Season 3 (2012)

Series finale (2013)

International broadcast

In Canada, Delocated previously aired on G4's Adult Digital Distraction block, and currently airs on the Canadian version of Adult Swim.

Home media

The first two seasons were released on DVD in the United States on January 17, 2012. In Australia Madman Entertainment has plans to release the DVD as well according to a DVD sampler. The series was also available to stream on Max until December 2023.