New NIMH Animated Series In The Works
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Mice and Rats and Crows, Oh My!
The series follows Mrs. Frisby, a mouse, who must find a way to move her home in a field before the plows and exterminators of the nearby farmers arrive and kill her family. She seeks the help of some very special rats who live beneath a rose bush — rats who knew her husband Johnathan before he died. The rats and Johnathan were escapees of a laboratory called NIMH, where they were given chemicals that made them super-intelligent. The rats’ underground home has electricity and running water, for example. The second and third books delve more deeply into the new society the rats build for themselves, following Mrs. Frisby’s son and the son of one of the primary villains.
Fox’s Adult Cartoon Lineup
The network has been working toward a new animation strategy, which includes expanding its slate to showcase more adult fare. They’ve got Dan Harmon’s Ancient Greek mythology comedy “Krapopolis,” which will be the network’s first fully owned animated series, debuting in 2022. They’re also developing projects like “Shell Beach” from Tyler, the Creator, Lionel Boyce, and Davon “Jasper Dolphin” Wilson, which sounds like Odd Future fan heaven. Additionally, they’re developing “Prince Wawa” from comedians Tim Baltz and Lily Sullivan, rideshare comedy “Cocky” from the creators of “The Knick,” “Demi-God” from Katie Greenway, a semi-autobiographical animated comedy from “Superior Donuts” star Jermaine Fowler, and “Ocean Village” from Daniel Cardenas Katz.
“The Simpsons” received a two-season renewal in March. “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers” are also set to go on for at least two more seasons.
