Alison Herman TV Critic The protagonist of “Grimsburg” looks and acts nothing like Jon Hamm, though the actor lends his voice — and backing as an executive producer — to the lead of Fox’s latest animated sitcom.
Detective Marvin Flute is a scruffy, potbellied deadbeat who’s somewhat skilled at solving crimes, if nowhere near as much as he thinks he is.
Flute is a far cry from the debonair types Hamm is best known for playing, from Don Draper on “Mad Men” to Paul Marks on “The Morning Show.” But with animation, Hamm can separate his voice from his famously handsome face, even roughing up his signature baritone to sound significantly less suave.
The change in medium offers a chance to expand the performer’s range. The namesake of “Grimsburg” is a small town with a big fatality rate. (Motto: “Come for the hiking, stay because you’re missing.”) Created by Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel and developed by Chadd Gindin, “Grimsburg” is a heightened riff on the likes of “Murder, She Wrote” — procedurals set in rural hamlets that naturally beg the question of how such a limited population can produce so many criminals, or sustain so many lost lives.
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