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‘Married… with Children’ Animated Series With Original Cast Heats Up TV Marketplace

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EXCLUSIVE: Another classic 1990s comedy is making a comeback. An animated revival of Married… with Children headlined by the original series’ stars Katey Sagal, Ed O’Neill, Christina Applegate and David Faustino, is being pitched to networks and streamers and is getting strong interest, sources tell Deadline.The new take on the 1987 sitcom is written by Family Guy executive producer Alex Carter, who serves as showrunner.

Sony Pictures Television, which owns and distributes the original series, has been working on the animated project for over a year and closed deals with the quartet of Married… with Children stars before taking it out.While it is unclear yet where the animated Married… with Children would land, Fox, Hulu and Peacock are considered logical destinations.Married… with Children, which aired from 1987-1997 on Fox, is a signature series for the network.

Considered one of the most influential TV shows in pop culture, it was one of the very first original scripted series on the then-fledgeling network which helped put it on the map and establish its edgy comedy brand.

What’s more, adult animation is in Fox’s DNA, and. the network has several animated family comedies, most notably juggernauts The Simpsons and Family Guy.Meanwhile, Hulu and Peacock are streamers that carry the original series and adding the new installment would enhance their current collection and bring new viewers to the old episodes too.

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