MTV Entertainment Studios greenlits Everybody Still Hates Chris, an animated reboot of Chris Rock’s Everybody Hates Chris. The series will stream and air on Paramount+ and Comedy Central.
Rock is reprising his role as the series narrator and also serves as a executive producer. It also marks as re-teaming of CBS Studios and 3 Arts Entertainment, who previously collaborated on Rock’s original series.
The original series was ran on UPN and later on the CW. Everybody Hates Chris will feature Rock narrating stories inspired by his experiences growing up as a nerd in a large working class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn during the late 1980s. Rock executive produces alongside showrunner Sanjay Shah, Ali LeRoi, Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky.
In an official statement, Paramount Media Networks and MTV Entertainment Studios president and CEO Chris McCarthy said, “Chris Rock is one of the most gifted comedians of all time and we’re excited to partner with him, 3 Arts and CBS Studios to bring this to life and welcome it as the next big hit in our expanding arsenal of iconic adult animation that includes smash series such as South Park and the new Beavis and Butt-Head.”
CBS president and CEO George Cheeks said, “A reimagining of this groundbreaking, critically acclaimed series has been a source of creative discussions at our studio for a long time. It’s exciting to join forces with 3 Arts and the comedic genius of Chris Rock as he expands on his vision of the original show in this innovative new format. This also marks another significant in-house collaboration for CBS with Chris McCarthy and our valued partners at MTV Entertainment Studios as we jointly support this marquee series for Paramount+ and Comedy Central.”
