If you love Big Mouth but think the show could use more fantastical creatures, Netflix has you covered. March 18 marks the premiere of HR , another adult-themed cartoon set in the same world as Big Mouth and about the daily lives of hormone monsters. "HR" becomes less concerned with the ins and outs of adolescence and becomes more of a workplace comedy. But like its predecessor, the series features an incredible voice cast, including Aidy Bryant, Keke Palmer, Lupita Nyong'o, Helen Mirren and Maya Rudolph.
Pete the Logic Rock, voiced by Randall Park, provides the foundation for his sex-obsessed and more emotional colleagues. If you've been paying attention to pop culture over the past decade, you've no doubt seen (and heard of) Park before. He is known for his roles as Louis Huang on ABC's family sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and presidential candidate Danny Chung on HBO's political satire Veep . Early 2010s. Since then, Park Ji-sung's career has taken off. He has played important roles in both Marvel and DC productions, playing Dr. Stephen Sheen in 2018's Aquaman . He is expected to reprise the role in the upcoming sequel Aquaman and the Fallen Kingdom. He also played agent Jimmy Woo in 2018's "Ant-Man and the Wasp" and the 2021 limited series WandaVision.
Parker is no stranger to voice acting, having already flexed his vocal talents on shows like "Tuca and Bertie," "American Dad" and "BoJack Horseman." In HR, his role is that of the voice of reason, providing sound but sometimes robotic advice. When we first see Pete in the HR trailer, he's comforting an impatient passenger on a plane that's just landed. "No reason to stand up yet," he told the man sitting next to him. "I promise you'll get off the plane."
Later in the trailer, we see Pete talking to a sad sweater voiced by Henry Winkler. "Praying, crying, grieving, those are just exercises in self-indulgence," Pete explains flatly. This triggers the Sad Sweater, which expands in size and begins destroying the house. "You know Peter, you have a really sassy mouth."
Parker told Access that the role was an easy one for him. “I just went in and read the lines,” he said. "I definitely have a lot of logic rock in me, so it's not that hard to get in there and be Pete." Case in point, when he was asked what he would be doing if he wasn't acting, Parker gave a very logical answer: "I'm going to be an electrician. There don't seem to be enough electricians out there, at least around my house, so there's definitely going to be a lot of work to do. It'll keep me busy."
