@AxeCop Lead officially named but there’s more to the story

Part of this everyone on Planet Earth knew about, the other part not so much.

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Everyone and their brother knew that Nick Offerman (Parks and Rec) was lead voice for Axe Cop, the new animated series coming this Summer to FOX based off of the web comic of the same name.  What we didn’t know and what we know now because of a new article on TVGuide.com is that Nick had pretty much pitched the show to ADHD producer Nick Weidenfeld whilst working on Children’s Hospital.  Axe Cop would later get the green-light on FOX and Nick Offerman came on board as voice and exec producer which had to remain a secret because of his contract with NBC.

Nick Offerman isn’t the only Children’s Hospital guy as his wife Megan Mullally is on the show as well as Ken Marino. We also know that big names like Pat Oswalt, Rob Huebel, and Tyler, the Creator are all on board for the show that looks to take a crack at best new animated series of the year.