 "The Ricky Gervais Show" podcasts and audiobooks have been developed into The Ricky Gervais animated television series, produced for and broadcast by American channel HBO.The TV series consists of audio from past podcasts and audiobooks, with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons, presenting jokes and situations in a literal context.The animated "Ricky Gervais Show" has aired three 13-episode series since it premiered in the United States on 19 February 2010.