@FOXADHD NAILS DOWN START DATE FOR PREMIERS OF @AXECOP, @DINOSTHIRDTWIT AND MORE!

Alright ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got the start of a new lineup on FOX for Animation Domination HD, the new alt-comedy block headed by Nick Weidenfield. After the jump, get the lowdown on the entire lineup of new shows coming next Summer on Saturday, July 27 (from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.)

 

AXE COP

From the unfettered imagination of a five-year-old boy comes AXE COP, an action-comedy about the most badass superhero who ever existed! Operating on only two minutes of sleep a night and fueled by a diet consisting solely of birthday cake, AXE COP and his loyal partner, FLUTE COP, unleash their unique brand of vigilante justice on bad guys everywhere – including stopping Hitler from creating an army of evil zombie robots and helping BAT WARTHOG MAN find the villain who stole all his best friends! AXE COP is the unique comic phenomenon created and written by Malachai Nicolle (age five) and his brother, Ethan Nicolle (age 30). What started as a small passion project between two brothers quickly evolved into an online sensation and was later published as a graphic novel by Dark Horse Books. AXE COP was developed for television by Nick Weidenfeld and Judah Miller (AMERICAN DAD). Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser (“Drawn Together”) serve as executive producers/showrunners. The series ensemble cast includes Megan Mullally (“Children’s Hospital,” “Will & Grace”), Patton Oswalt (“Young Adult,” “Ratatouille”), Ken Marino (“Children’s Hospital,” “Party Down”), Peter Serafinowicz (“Shaun of the Dead”) and weekly guest stars such as Giancarlo Esposito (“Revolution”); rapper Tyler, The Creator; Jonathan Banks (“Breaking Bad”); Rob Huebel (“Despicable Me”); and Dan Harmon (“Community”).

 

Not sure if you noticed, but around here we’ve been talking a hell of a lot about Axe Cop mainly the Rugburn prequel spin-off that had been airing weekly on the channel. Now if you read the press release like I did, note you get a list of actors, but not their roles. Interestingly enough, I don’t see a name for who will be playing as the title character, but maybe we already know??? Megan Mullally is set to star in the series, but could her husband be, too?? That said, I like the additions of the Drawn Together creators, I think that will bring some good legitimacy for the show. I also don’t think Patton Oswalt will stop until he’s in every television show on Earth.

 

HIGH SCHOOL USA!

Join the super-positive, millennial students of HIGH SCHOOL USA!, as they confront all the unique challenges of growing up in a modern world. Led by the painfully naïve and always upbeat MARSH MERRIWETHER, there is nothing these kids can’t put a positive spin on, from cyber-bullying to Adderall-addiction to embarrassing sexting incidents. HIGH SCHOOL USA! is created and written by Dino Stamatopoulos (“Community,” “Mr. Show,” “TV Funhouse” and “Moral Orel”), and features an all-star cast including Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men”) and Mandy Moore (“Tangled”).

 

I have faith in Dino, mainly because his Beforel Orel was great and recently won an ECA award from us. That said, Dino has certainly been diversifying his portfolio through his Starburn studios having also gotten the green light for Rick & Morty on Adult Swim so it will be interesting to see what he does here NOT on Starburn.  Dino is certainly a hell of a writer and his views on society are always honest and unique so I’m curious to see where this one goes.

 

UNTITLED LUCAS BROTHERS PROJECT

The stand-up comedy of New York-based identical twins Kenny and Keith Lucas (The Lucas Brothers) gets animated. After their uncle dies and leaves them his old van, the twins start a moving company called Va¢ation Boy$. Their customers are often apprehensive to hire such a scrawny duo, but the brothers like to remind them that that’s why God made two of them. A day that begins simply by moving a bed down the street may lead to the threat of city-wide catastrophe, resolved only with the help of a once-famous ’90s wrestler. No matter what happens around them, KENNY and KEITH always remain totally, bizarrely unfazed. 

Raised in North Carolina, the Lucas brothers perform comedy all over the country and were selected as members of the New Faces of Comedy at the 2012 Montreal Just For Laughs comedy festival.

To be honest, I don’t know a whole heck of a lot about the Lucas Brothers except for the fact that they are identical twins.  That said, having seen some of their shit on Youtube I can kinda tell this is gonna be a good one, and the potential sleeper for FOX.