FOX animation loves spending time in ancient Greece. Krapopolis, the Sunday night animated series has been greenlit for a fourth season by the network. The news was announced at FOX’s Animation Domination’s Comic-Con panel on Friday. The show will be joined by the 36th season of The Simpsons (the current record holder for the longest-running sitcom of all time), the 15th season of Bob’s Burgers and the fall’s new arrival Universal Basic Guys, which has already landed a second season renewal! The network’s other primetime animated shows Family Guy, The Great North and Grimsburg are scheduled to return midseason.
“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 Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network. “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.”
Set in mythical ancient Greece, Krapopolis tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world’s first cities, while also trying their best to not kill each other in the process. The series features the voices of Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones), Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd), Matt Berry (What We Do in The Shadows), Pam Murphy (Mapleworth Murders) and Duncan Trussell (The Midnight Gospel).
Ayoade voices Tyrannis, the mortal son of a goddess. He’s the self-involved, narcissistic King of Krapopolis trying to make do in a city that lives up to its name. Waddingham plays Deliria, Tyrannis’ mother, goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices. Deliria is as petty as she is powerful, and only seems interested in defending civilization if it means she’ll get more worshipers out of it than her frenemies up on Mt. Olympus. Berry is Shlub, Tyrannis’ father, a mantitaur (half centaur [horse + human], half manticore [lion + human + scorpion]). He’s the self-described life of the orgy. A true pleasure seeker who thinks that everyone should just chill out and, if they need him for anything, he’ll be down at the bar. Murphy voices Stupendous, Tyrannis’ half-sister, daughter of Deliria and a cyclops. Trussell plays Hippocampus, Tyrannis’ half-brother, offspring of Shlub and a mermaid, and, obviously, a hot mess, biologically speaking.
The show is produced by FOX’s Bento Box Entertainment. Dan Harmon is creator and executive producer. Steve Levy is executive producer. Alex Rubens is executive producer and showrunner. Only a few weeks ago, Krapopolis landed its first Emmy nomination for Hanna Waddingham’s voiceover work as Deliria.
You can read more about the making of the show here. and order your own copy of the print magazine with the Krapopolis cover here.
Sources: Variety, Deadline
