With Gibbons being “obsessed” with The Sound of Music, Season 12’s Sound of Music-inspired art was something she “always wanted to do.”
“It just seems like a fun way to bring them into this world,” the exec said, adding, “I love that idea of putting the familiar in unfamiliar landscapes and watching what happens, and I think the audience plays along with us and wonders how they’re going to see their favorite gang next.”
Season 13
The Season 13 art leaned into several elements of the show. For years, fans had wondered if Glenn Howerton’s Dennis was a secret serial killer, and there was speculation that Howerton could be leaving the production, which the smaller image of Dennis on the poster only fed into.
Plus, the art served as an homage to the Friday the 13th franchise.
“We liked the idea of playing into that, another long-running franchise, and it seems like it was just an ideal hybrid, and leaning into the pulpy over-the-top ’80s feel,” Gibbons said.
Seasons 14, 15 and 16
The art for the final seasons explored different mediums, with Season 14’s painterly style showcasing the characters as larger than life. Meanwhile, Season 15 preceded the group heading over to Ireland with over-the-top outfits. And Season 16 had the gang back home on the streets of Philadelphia.
“Checking out what people paint on their van, it’s like those awkward family pictures. It’s a way that you get a window into that world of what that person’s taste is and what they’re like,” Gibbons said of the Season 16 art. “It was just something really fun. It’s just interesting because you know exactly who’s going to be playing which part, and that’s part of the fun.”
