According to AV Club, the series will reintroduce Betty – Phil and Lil’s mother and one of the animated classic’s core characters – as an openly gay woman.
Betty will be voiced by queer actress Natalie Morales, who’s best known for appearances in USA Network’s White Collar, Fox comedy series The Grinder, NBC sitcoms Abby’s and Parks and Recreation, as well as Netflix’s Dead to Me.
Speaking with the publication, Morales – who goes by she/they pronouns – said that “anyone who watched the original show may have had an inkling Betty was a member of the alphabet mafia.” On the significance of reintroducing such an iconic character in a nostalgic series as gay, Morales continued: “Betty is a single mom with her own business who has twins and