Fresh off the show’s first Emmy nomination, Fox is piling on more “Krapopolis.” The mythical animated comedy set in ancient Greece has been picked up for a fourth season, creator Dan Harmon revealed on Thursday to fans at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
Harmon and fellow exec producers Steve Levy and Alex Rubens (who is also showrunner) were on hand to reveal the pickup news and discuss how the show has progressed through its first two seasons, and what viewers might expect next.
The producers also celebrated the news that star Hannah Waddingham has just been nominated for this year’s Emmys in the outstanding character voice-over performance category, for playing Deliria (in particular, via the Emmy-submitted episode “Big Man on Hippocampus”).
“Krapopolis” is set in “mythical ancient Greece and tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters that try their hand at running the world’s first cities – without trying to kill each other, that is,” according to its official logline.
“For all our ‘Krap’-devotees, there was no better place to decree another season of ‘Krapopolis’ than the annual San Diego Comic-Con fan fest and no one better to deliver the proclamation than our brilliant creator and executive producer, Dan Harmon,” said Fox TV network president Michael Thorn. “Dan and his team have created something special with this series, and now that Season Four is etched in stone, we’ll be keeping those once-in-a-millennia laughs rolling on Fox Animation Domination.”
The voice cast includes Richard Ayoade (“The IT Crowd”) as Tyrannis, the mortal son of a goddess; Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) as Deliria, Tyrannis’ mother and goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices; Matt Berry (“What We Do In the Shadows”) as Shlub, Tyrannis’ father who is a mantitaur (half centaur, half manticore); Pam Murphy (“Mapleworth Murders”) as Stupendous, Tyrannis’ cyclops half-sister and Duncan Trussell (“The Midnight Gospel”) as Hippocampus, Tyrannis’ mermaid half-brother.
The pickup comes as Fox prepares to premiere its new season of “Krapopolis” on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 8:30 p.m. ET.
“Krapopolis” had a long road toward its series premiere last September. Fox first took the show to San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022, as it was originally set to debut in November 2022. Its premiere date was delayed — even while the show was also given an early Season 2 renewal. In March 2023, the show was renewed again, for a third season, even ahead of its premiere. “Krapopolis” was then scheduled to premiere in May 2023, and then pushed again to serve as original programming in the fall, in the wake of the Hollywood strikes.
“Krapopolis” finally debuted to strong ratings in September, benefiting from a football lead-in and from being the first new scripted series of the fall. It became the highest-rated entertainment program of the week, and the first time an animated series had achieved that title in-season since “Family Guy” premiered in 1999.
In her review of the show, Variety‘s Alison Herman called “Krapopolis” an “amusing, high-concept riff on the family sitcom set in an extremely loose rendition of ancient Greece… there’s promise in both the flexibility of the “Krapopolis” setup, which allows for a Springfield-like bench of supporting players, and the core cast assembled to carry it. Among Fox’s longstanding animation lineup, Harmon already feels more at home than he ever did on NBC primetime.”
The show was created by Harmon (“Rick and Morty,” “Community”) as part of his direct animation deal with Fox Entertainment. “Krapopolis” is owned by Fox Entertainment, produced by Fox’s Bento Box Entertainment, and distributed by Fox Entertainment Global.
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