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Catherine Zeta Jones is set to star in the upcoming season of Prodigal Son!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFox has given a straight-to-series order to a reboot of “Fantasy Island,” Variety has learned.The rebooted version of the classic series hails from writers and executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, with the series being a co-production between Sony Pictures Television, Gemstone Studios, and Fox Entertainment.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Fox continues to draw on animation as a major source of development with workplace comedy Greater Good from American Dad co-creator Mike Barker and Comedy Bang! Bang! director Stoney Sharp its latest bet.The network has committed to a script for the animated comedy, which is being developed internally at Fox Entertainment.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Fox is continuing to double down on animation – adding hybrid animated-single-cam project Demi-God from Bella and the Bulldogs writer Katie Greenway to its development slate.The network has handed the project, from writer and exec producer Greenway, a script commitment and is developing the project internally via Fox Entertainment.Demi-God follows a powerless fast food employee who escapes into a fantasy world she’s created in her favorite video game –

It was just announced that Fox’s Last Man Standing will be ending with season 9.

Peter White Television EditorJohn Requa and Glenn Ficarra, who directed the pilot episode of NBC’s This Is Us, have inked a broadcast first-look deal with Fox Entertainment.The pair, who run Zaftig Films with production partner Charlie Gogolak, previously had an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.This comes as John Slattery A.I.

Will Thorne Staff WriterFresh off directing the pilot for Fox’s new drama “Next,” John Requa and Glenn Ficarra are entering into a new partnership with the network.The pair, arguably best known for directing the 2011 feature “Crazy, Stupid, Love” and multiple episodes of “This Is Us,” have signed a broadcast first-look deal with Fox Entertainment.Under this new agreement, Requa and Ficarra will develop series and direct pilots for FOX.

Will Thorne Staff WriterYet another animated comedy could be coming to Fox.The network has put an untitled project from comedian Jermaine Fowler into development, Variety has learned.The prospective series is loosely based on Fowler’s formidable years growing up in a working class town in Prince George’s County, Maryland, with his family.Fowler will serve as creator, writer and executive producer on the project, which hails from Fox Entertainment.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe Lee Daniels and Karin Gist series “Our Kind of People” is picking up speed at Fox Entertainment.Fox is eyeing a potential series order for the drama, according to sources, and the company has now opened a writers’ room led by Gist.Inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham’s book “Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class,” the series takes place in the aspirational world of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, a historical stronghold where the rich and powerful black

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBoth “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers” have been picked up for two additional seasons each at Fox. The renewals will see “Family Guy” run through Season 20, while “Bob’s Burgers” will run through Season 13.“’Family Guy’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ are key pillars of our network’s success,” said Michael Thorn, president of enteratinment for Fox Entertainment.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBlue Fox Entertainment has acquired She Is the Ocean, the new documentary from Inna Blokhina (On the Wave) that follows nine women from across the globe who share a deep and profound love of the ocean.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: Fox has put in development drama The Farm, from Paul Sciarrotta (BH90210), This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia and Russ Cundiff and the duo’s DiVide Pictures. 20th TV, where DiVide is under a deal, co-produces with Fox Entertainment.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Sciarrotta, The Farm is a multi-generational family drama set against the backdrop of competing farms in rural America — Big AG vs.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to a one-hour drama based on Joshilyn Jackson’s bestselling suspense novel Never Have I Ever, from Nurse Jackie co-creator Liz Brixius, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Universal TV.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFox Corp. and Walt Disney have both reinstated executive salaries for most of those impacted by temporary pay cuts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to those familiar with the situation.At Fox, the parent company of Fox Entertainment, Fox News, Fox Business and Fox Sports, compensation reductions of 15% for execs at the vice president level and above came to an end on July 31.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterTess Sanchez, the executive vice president of casting for Fox Entertainment, has left the company, Variety has learned.“We are reorganizing our casting department and made the difficult decision to eliminate the Executive Vice President position,” a Fox Entertainment spokesperson said in a statement.

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Peter White Television EditorComedian Denis Leary has signed a development deal with Fox Entertainment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDenis Leary has signed a broadcast development deal with Fox Entertainment.Under the deal, Leary and his production company, Amoeba, will develop and produce series for Fox. Leary may also star in any series developed under the agreement, which encompasses comedy, drama, and animation.“Everyone at Amoeba is excited about this partnership and we look forward to creating new, cutting-edge content at Fox,” Leary said.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorFox has put in development Foxy, a single-camera comedy from writer-producers Jennifer Crittenden & Gabrielle Allan (Veep, Divorce), Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman’s Brownstone Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Also Read: 'The Moodys' Bosses, Star Elizabeth Perkins on Why Their Moody Holiday Series 'Hopefully' Won't Bum You Out“With ‘The Moodys,’ we set out to brand the holidays in the only way Fox can – bold and unconventional. What we ended up with was a special show – and a family – everyone at the network fell in love with,” Michael Thorn, president of entertainment at Fox Entertainment, said in a statement.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorTubi, a division of Fox Entertainment, has unveiled a slew of new content to bolster its library today during its inaugural Newfront virtual presentation, along with a dedicated Spanish-language destination Tubi en Español, and new advertising solutions.New content that will be offered includes the entire first season of Fox’s LEGO Masters, content based on Mattel’s beloved characters including Barbie and American Girl, six movies featuring the animated Asian

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDan Harmon has signed a broadcast network-only exclusive direct animation deal with Fox Entertainment.Under the deal, Harmon has received a series commitment for an adult animated series that is currently being targeted for a spring 2022 debut.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Fox Entertainment is taking the next big step in its animation expansion with its first fully owned series. It will come from Emmy-winning Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon who has signed a broadcast network-only exclusive direct animation deal with Fox Entertainment.

Fox has revealed the fall 2020 television schedule, and the Coronavirus pandemic is sending some ripples through the autumn’s airwaves.

Fox wants more of The Masked Singer — and likely more of Lego Masters, as well. The network has renewed its top-rated unscripted series for the 2020-21 season. Fox Entertainment head Lachlan Murdoch said Wednesday (May 6) on the company's quarterly earnings call that he hopes for a fall debut for season four of Masked Singer. As for season two of Lego Master

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Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Fox Corp. — the slimmed-down media firm that emerged from the $71.3 billion sale of 21st Century Fox assets to Disney — has been given a stable rating from S&P Global.

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