Dan Harmon, the Emmy-winning co-creator of Rick and Morty, has made a deal with Fox Entertainment to create and develop an animated comedy series which will premiere on the network in the spring of 2022.
As reported by Deadline, the deal is exclusive to the Fox broadcast network. Fox Entertainment will produce the series, and Fox-owned Bento Box Entertainment (best known for Bob’s Burgers) will be the animation studio on the project.
Fox is all in on adult animation these days, having in the past couple of years added to its roster of The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers with Bless the Harts, Duncanville, and the still-to-come Housebroken and The Great North. The new Harmon project will be Fox Entertainment’s first fully-owned animated series.
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There’s no word yet on what the new show will be about, or how far Harmon might push the limits of broadcast animation with it. Rick and Morty, with its home on Adult Swim, has always been more adult in nature than your average Fox cartoon. But of course, Harmon also created Community, which existed just fine within the parameters of network television on NBC.
Other creators who have signed direct deals with Fox Entertainment recently include Jeff Davis, Kyle Killen, Mara Brock Akil, and Sarah Watson.
The fourth season of Rick and Morty recently finished airing, and you can head here to check out what the season finale’s big twist might mean for the future of the show. Jerry voice actor Chris Parnell also recently gave us an update on Season 5, and it sure sounds like we’ve got a bit of a wait on that front.
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Source: IGN.com Rick and Morty's Dan Harmon to Create New Animated Series for Fox