Fox has ordered the all-new animated Grimsburg, starring and executive-produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm (Mad Men,Top Gun: Maverick).
Fox has officially green light the show from creator Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel, Grimsburg, will premiere in 2023 and be produced by Fox’s Emmy-winning animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment.
In Grimsburg, Hamm will play Marvin Flute the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack – his family. Now that he’s back in Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, Flute will follow every lead he’s got to redeem himself with the ex-wife he never stopped loving, even if it means hanging out with the son he never bothered to get to know.
Speaking about his role in Grimsburg, Hamm said, “I am very excited to be involved in the Fox animation universe. A universe I have been actively watching since the early nineties. The opportunity to get to bring a project like GRIMSBURG to life that is so particular and unique, and to work with its incredibly imaginative and hilarious creators is one I can’t wait to get started with.”
Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn said, “As we continue to expand our animation brand beyond family comedies, Grimsburg’s wildly funny, bizarre and inventive take on the crime genre makes it the perfect next generation Fox comedy.And with Hamm front and center as Marvin Flute, the deeply troubled detective with very eclectic taste and opinions, we believe this may finally be Hamm’s breakout role as a leading man.”
In addition to Hamm, Grimsburg executive producers include Gail Berman (Fox’s upcoming drama Monarch, The Addams Family, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Hend Baghdady (Monarch, Golan The Insatiable) of The Jackal Group, Connie Tavel (Judging Amy) and showrunner Chadd Gindin (The Cleveland Show,Santa Clarita Diet), while McClelland and Schlissel will co-executive produce.
Hamm’s recent work includes Top Gun: Maverick, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Steven Soderbergh’s HBO Max movie No Sudden Move and a recurring part on Fox’s Bless the Harts. He also stars in and produces Confess, Fletch, which recently completed production.