This is McCarthy’s second major programming acquisition for Comedy Central since he took over from former network president Kent Alterman as part of a larger ViacomCBS executive consolidation. (It’s worth noting that Judge and co-creator Greg Daniels had “preliminary conversations” with Fox for a King of the Hill revival in 2017.) The cabler is also the home of syndicated repeats of adult animated series including BoJack Horseman, Judge’s King of the Hill and Seth MacFarlane’s The Cleveland Show. Under that deal, Judge is already working on two series - QualityLand and limited entry A5įor its part, Comedy Central continues to ramp up its animated offerings with Beavis and Butt-Head joining Jodie as well as veteran South Park.
The Beavis and Butt-Head pact is in addition to his rich overall deal with WarnerMedia-backed HBO, where he has been based for years. The deal with Judge marks a homecoming for the prolific comedy creator, who launched his career with the series before going on to write and direct features Office Space and Idiocracy as well as Fox series King of the Hill and HBO’s live-action Emmy-winning comedy Silicon Valley. With McCarthy now overseeing Comedy Central, MTV and a slew of other cable brands at the company, he’s now turning the studio into a content supplier of his own. Beavis and Butt-Head, like the Tracee Ellis Ross-led Jodie, hails from MTV Studios, the in-house division launched two years ago by McCarthy with a goal to monetize the company’s vast library and sell to third-party buyers. The new take on the teenage couch potatoes comes less than 10 days after Comedy Central became the home of Jodie, the adult animated series that is a spinoff of Daria, which itself was an offshoot of Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head. “We are thrilled to be working with Mike Judge and the great team at 3 Arts again as we double down on adult animation at Comedy Central,” said Chris McCarthy, who oversees ViacomCBS’ entertainment and youth group as president. “Beavis and Butt-Head were a defining voice of a generation, and we can’t wait to watch as they navigate the treacherous waters of a world lightyears from their own.”
'Daria' Spinoff, Starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Lands at Comedy Central
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