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Fox Renews ‘Universal Basic Guys,' ‘Grimsburg' and ‘Krapopolis'

Fox Renews ‘Universal Basic Guys,' ‘Grimsburg' and ‘Krapopolis'

Yahoo10-05-2025
Fox has greenlit more seasons of three of its adult animated series: 'Universal Basic Guys,' 'Grimsburg,' and 'Krapopolis.'
'Grimsburg' and 'Universal Basic Guys' are both returning for Season 3, while 'Krapopolis' has been renewed for Season 5.
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'Krapopolis,' which has received a Season 5 order ahead of Season 3, 'is set in mythical ancient Greece and tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world's first cities, while also trying their best to not kill each other in the process. The series centers on Deliria (Hannah Waddingham), goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices. As petty as she is powerful, Deliria is only interested in defending civilization if it means she'll get more worshipers out of it than her frenemies up on Mt. Olympus,' according to the official description.
Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell also star.
The show was created by Dan Harmon, who also serves as executive producer, and is produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and Bento Box Entertainment. Steve Levy, Eric Kaplan and showrunner Alex Rubens executive produce.
'Grimsburg,' starring Jon Hamm, follows 'Marvin Flute, who may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown and correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there's one mystery he still can't crack — himself. To do that he must return to Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, and redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow detectives, his ferocious ex-wife and his lovably unstable son,' according to the official logline.
Other series stars include Erinn Hayes, Rachel Dratch, Alan Tudyk, Kevin Michael Richardson and Greg Chun.
'Grimsburg' is produced by Bento Box Entertainment and owned by Fox Entertainment. Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel created the series. Executive producers include Hamm, Connie Tavel, Gail Berman, Hend Baghdady and showrunner Chadd Gindin.
'Universal Basic Guys' follows 'two brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies (Adam Malamut), who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program. Now, they're using their free time and free money to find purpose in a world where they're no longer needed,' according to the series logline.
Supporting cast members include Talia Genevieve, Fred Armisen and Ally Maki.
The series is co-produced by Fox Entertainment through Bento Box Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television. Series creators Adam and Craig Malamut serve as executive producers and showrunners. Shane Kosakowski executive produces.
The news comes just a month after the network renewed 'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy' and 'Bob's Burgers' for four more seasons each. At the time, it was also revealed that 'American Dad' is officially returning to Fox, also securing a four-season renewal.
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