New Adult Animated ‘Ren & Stimpy’ Series Being Developed At Comedy Central

Drunk History just got some sobering news. Comedy Central has reversed course on plans for a seventh season of the Derek Waters series.

Welcome to another episode ofTV's Top 5,The Hollywood Reporter's TV podcast.Every week, hostsLesley Goldberg(West Coast TV editor) andDaniel Fienberg(chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executive and other guests and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).This week's five topics are: 1. The DNC goes virtual.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSyfy has set premiere dates for its first two TZGZ animated original series. Magical Girl Friendship Squad and Wild Life will premiere Saturday, September 26 with back-to-back episodes.

Peter White Television EditorTosh.0 has become the latest Comedy Central live-action series to come to an end as the ViacomCBS network makes a hard pivot to adult animation.The show, created and hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, is to end after its upcoming 12th season.

Drunk History are crestfallen after it was revealed that the series is being cancelled after six seasons.The series, in which celebrities describe events from world history while inebriated, had been renewed for a seventh season last summer, but Deadline now reports that production has been abandoned for good.The website cites high production costs – with each episode featuring period reenactments of the described events – as a factor in its cancellation.Season six of Drunk History has been

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: It was revealed tonight during Deadline’s Emmy season virtual screening of Comedy Central’s Drunk History that the Derek Waters-Jeremy Konner series will not be moving forward with a seventh season, originally ordered last summer.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe series’ sixth — and now final — season, which wrapped its run on Aug.

Microsoft has unveiled a first look at the dashboard launching with the Xbox Series X this November.In an Xbox Wire nest post, head of Xbox research & design, Chris Novak, outlined the new style and features users will find when they boot up Xbox devices and mobile apps later this year.Aesthetically the new dashboard looks reminiscent to the one Xbox One players have grown accustomed to.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC’s youth streaming service BBC Three has acquired the first season of Comedy Central’s hit scripted comedy Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens.The 10-part series will land on BBC Three later this year and is headlined by Awkwafina, who stars in Crazy Rich Asians and won a Golden Globe in January for her role in The Farewell.The show is inspired by her real-life growing up in Queens, New York.

David Robb Labor EditorThe SAG-AFTRA executive committee has unanimously approved the union’s new Television Animation Agreements, which will now be sent with a recommended “yes vote” to the members for ratification. The new three-year pact, which will be retroactive to July 1, covers animated programs produced for television, including network, basic cable and streaming platforms such as Hulu and Amazon Prime.

LOS ANGELES -- The brazen humor of “The Ren & Stimpy Show” will be revisited in a new Comedy Central version of the animated series. The original program that was a hit for Nickelodeon will be reimagined in partnership with Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Comedy Central said Wednesday.

The Ren & Stimpy Show is being reimagined as an adult animation.Comedy Central has green-lit a new version of the ’90s children’s show for adult audiences as part of a major company push into adult animation.Deadline reports that the reboot will join the Beavis and Butt-Head remake from Mike Judge and Daria spin-off Jodie on the network.Nickelodeon launched the original The Ren & Stimpy Show alongside Rugrats and Doug in 1991.

Comedy Central announced that it is officially reviving the cult animated 1990s hit “Ren & Stimpy” under a new creative team. The network announced Wednesday that the Emmy-nominated cult hit will be added to its ever-expanding roster of adult-skewing animated shows alongside “South Park,” the upcoming “Daria” spinoff, “Jodie,” and the newly announced “Bevis and Butt-Head” and “Clone High” revivals.

Also Read: 'Clone High' Reboot From Original Creative Team in Development at MTV Studios“I grew up on MTV’s Animation Studios content where I’d run home from school to watch ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ eating pretzels on my couch,” added Gish.

The Ren & Stimpy Show. Though the series originally aired for five seasons on Nickelodeon as part of the kids' lineup, a big element of the reimagining seems to be that it will be fully targeted toward adults.The Ren & Stimpy Show was created by John Kricfalusi and followed the adventures of its titular characters.

Everyone’s favourite animated cat-and-chihuahua team are coming back to TV.

creator Jon Kricfalusi, the subject of a new documentary hitting streaming services Aug.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TV“The Ren & Stimpy Show” is the most recent Viacom throwback getting a new life.Comedy Central announced Wednesday that it has ordered a revival of the ’90s animated series. The move comes amid a significant push into adult animation at ViacomCBS’ entertainment and youth group, which comprises most of the company’s cable brands and is headed by Chris McCarthy.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski As part of a major push into adult animation, Comedy Central has given a series green light to a reimagening of the cult Emmy-nominated The Ren & Stimpy Show. Comedy Central has been tapping into IP across ViacomCBS to build an original animated slate around stalwart South Park.