Fox Orders Comedy ‘Animal Control’ Straight to Series
variety.comJoe Otterson TV ReporterFox has given a straight-to-series order to the comedy “Animal Control,” Variety has confirmed.As the title suggests, the show is a single-camera workplace comedy about a group of animal control workers.
It hails from writers and executive producers Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg, and Dan Sterling. Fisher and Greenberg previously were two of the co-creators of the Fox comedy series “The Moodys,” while Sterling has worked on Fox shows like “King of the Hill” and “The Last Man on Earth.” Fox Entertainment Studios will produce.Greenberg is repped by UTA and Greenberg Glusker LLP.
Fisher is repped by WME. Sterling is repped by UTA, Kaplan / Perrone Entertainment, and Sloane Offer.The show was developed as part of Fox’s year-round script-to-series development model.
Three scripts are already completed and casting is expected to begin soon. It is being considered for a midseason slot on Fox’s 2022-2023 schedule.
