''Krapopolis'' is an upcoming American
animated sitcom created by
Dan Harmon for the
Fox Broadcasting Company. In October 2022, ahead of its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.
In March 2023, it was renewed for a third season.
Premise
The show is set in mythical
ancient Greece and centers on a flawed family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world's first cities without killing each other.
Cast
Main
*
Richard Ayoade as Tyrannis
*
Matt Berry
Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. He is best known for his roles in comedy series such as ''The IT Crowd'', '' Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', '' The Mighty Boosh'', '' Snuff Box'', ''Wh ...
as Shlub
*
Hannah Waddingham as Deliria
* Pam Murphy as Stupendous
*
Duncan Trussell
Charles Duncan Trussell (born April 20, 1974) is an American actor and stand-up comic, known for his podcast ''The Duncan Trussell Family Hour''. He appears on the Netflix series ''The Midnight Gospel'', and starred alongside Joe Rogan in the SYF ...
as Hippocampus
Recurring
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Dove Cameron
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Tara Strong
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Alanna Ubach
*
Stephanie Beatriz
Guest
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Susan Sarandon
*
Will Forte
*
Michael Urie
*
Jane Lynch
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Amber Stevens West
Amber Dawn Stevens West is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Ashleigh Howard in the ABC Family series ''Greek (TV series), Greek'' (2007–2011)'','' Maxine in the NBC sitcom ''The Carmichael Show'' (2015–2017), and Clair ...
*
Yvette Nicole Brown
*
Dave Franco
Production
In June 2020, it was announced that Dan Harmon signed a deal with Fox to create a new adult animated comedy for 2022, with a straight-to-series order. This will be Fox Entertainment Studios' first fully owned animated comedy series. In May 2021, it was announced that the series would be titled ''Krapopolis'', and it would be curated on the
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, as Fox enters the
NFT
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business.
In June 2021, it was announced that
Jordan Young would be the showrunner for the series.
In October 2022, Fox gave the series an early renewal for a second season ahead of its premiere.
[{{cite web, url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/dan-harmons-krapopolis-handed-early-season-2-renewal-at-fox-1235137964/, title=Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Handed Early Season 2 Renewal At Fox, publisher=Deadline, first=Peter, last=White, date=October 7, 2022]
In March 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.
[{{cite web, url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/dan-harmons-krapopolis-renewed-season-3-fox-moves-to-fall-1235276287/, title=Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Renewed For Season 3 At Fox Ahead Of Premiere As Animated Series Moves To 2023/24 Season, website=Deadline Hollywood, first=Peter, last=White, date=March 1, 2023, access-date=March 1, 2023] In April 2023, it was announced that
Alex Rubens
Alex Rubens is an American writer. He is best known for his work on ''Key & Peele'', ''Community'', and ''Rick and Morty''.
Life and career
Rubens attended Yale University, where he was a member of the improv-comedy group the Purple Crayon. He r ...
is replacing Young as showrunner for the second and third seasons.
[{{Cite web, url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/krapopolis-alex-rubens-to-replace-jordan-young-showrunner-for-season-2-3-1235335540/, title='Krapopolis': Alex Rubens To Replace Jordan Young As Showrunner For Season 2 & 3, website=Deadline Hollywood, first=Peter, last=White, date=April 24, 2023, access-date=April 24, 2023]
References
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External links
* {{Official website, https://www.fox.com/krapopolis/
* {{IMDb title
{{Fox Network Shows (current and upcoming)
{{Fox Animation
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2020s American animated comedy television series
2020s American adult animated television series
2020s American sitcoms
American animated sitcoms
American adult animated comedy television series
American flash adult animated television series
Animated television series about families
English-language television shows
Fox Broadcasting Company original programming
Television series set in ancient Greece
Television series by Fox Entertainment
Upcoming animated television series
Television series created by Dan Harmon