Jamie Foxx, Hannah Waddingham, John Wells Shows Among Fox’s New Slate — Though Actual Schedule Pending
thewrap.comJamie and Corinne Foxx, and teased the premieres of long-gestating animated series “Krapopolis” — which features Waddingham among its voice cast and has already been renewed through Season 3 — and “Grimsburg,” headlined by Jon Hamm and already renewed for Season 2.While the orders for previously announced new dramas “Doc,” an adaptation of an Italian TV series, and “Rescue: HI-Surf” from “Shameless” producer Wells are still in place, the network did not reveal the cast for either project.The decision to not unveil Fox’s fall schedule — or the cast of its two new drama series — during the upfronts presentation is unusual.
The event traditionally serves as the broadcast networks’ opportunity to boast on their programming slate, as well as showcasing their scheduling strategy to potential ad buyers.
An insider with knowledge of the decision told TheWrap that details on the fall schedule will be announced at a later date, pending the outcome of the writers’ strike.
They also confirmed that the casts for both freshman dramas would be announced later.“You can expect some announcements as soon as the strike ends,” President of Scripted Programming for Fox Entertainment Michael Thorn said.Decisions on the fates of sitcom “Welcome to Flatch” and animated comedy “HouseBroken” are still pending.
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