Original Article: Bubble Blabber
By John Schwarz
Executive producers of Workaholics, King of the Hill, America Dad and Silicon Valley Join Courtney Solomon and Mark Canton in producing an animated series based on the iconic comic book series The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
It was announced today that Mark Canton (Power, 300) and Courtney Solomon (AFTER, American Haunting, Dungeons & Dragons), along with the Executive Producers of King of the Hill and American Dad, the co-creators of Silicon Valley, and the talent and co-creators of Workaholics, will bring the infamously famous comic book, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, to the small screen with an adult animated series. WTG Enterprises, LLC has greenlit eight 22-minute episodes which will debut in early 2020. The series will revolve around three rowdy characters looking to shake up history and push the envelope while keeping audiences entertained and wanting more.
The animated series will draw from the comic storylines, with the original creator, Gilbert Shelton, joining as an Executive Producer. Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland (King of the Hill, America Dad) will serve as showrunners, John Althschuler and Dave Krinsky (Silicon Valley) will write and produce, Adam Devine and Blake Anderson (Workaholics) will voice characters, Executive Produce and will also be involved in the creative development process, and Daniel and Jeremy Lehrer (Highly Gifted) will serve as writers and producers. Executive Producers include Courtney Solomon (CEO of WTG) and Mark Canton (former Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Columbia Tri-Star Motion Picture Companies and President of Worldwide Production for Warner Bros. Pictures), and Jeffrey S. Edell (president of WTG and former Chairman of MySpace parent company Intermix Media, CEO of Soundelux Entertainment, The Kids Are Alright, Killer Elite, The Grey, Just Friends) will also serve as Co-Executive Producer. The deal was negotiated on behalf of Gilbert Shelton by Manfred Mroczkowski, Executive Director of InterLicense, Ltd., who will also be joining as an Executive Producer.
Starburns Industries (Rick and Morty, Animals) and Pure Imagination Studios (The Simpsons, Lego Batman) will handle animation on the series.
As part of the unveiling of the upcoming series, the showrunners, talent and writers will be at San Diego Comic Con to reveal details about the show at a panel on Friday, July 19 at 7:00pm in room 6 BCF of the Convention Center. The discussion will cover the behind the scenes process around adapting this iconic 50-year-old comic book into a unique series.