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Less than one day after Adult Swim severed ties with Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, Hulu announced that it, too, will distance itself from the performer/producer who’s been accused of domestic violence.

Rick and Morty co-creator and star Justin Roiland has been dropped by Adult Swim after he was charged with felony domestic violence against a former girlfriend. The animator/actor, 42, pleaded not guilty and is currently awaiting trial over the alleged 2020 incident. 'Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland,' a statement published to the official Rick and Morty Twitter account announced Tuesday.The animated sci-fi sitcom 'will continue' despite Roiland's absence and THR reports that his voice roles are set to be recast.Along with co-creating the hit series with Dan Harmon, Roiland voiced its titular characters: mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his accomplice/grandson Morty Smith.  Cutting ties: Rick and Morty co-creator and star Justin Roiland has been dropped by Adult Swim after he was charged with felony domestic violence against a former girlfriend. The animator/actor, 42, pleaded not guilty and is currently awaiting trial over the alleged 2020 incident; seen in 2019Though Harmon is now the sole showrunner, Roiland will continue to be credited as co-creator.The show's Twitter statement also noted that the 'talented and dedicated cast and crew are hard at work on season seven,' which was expected to premiere sometime this year. It is unknown if Roiland's sudden axing will result in delaysThe series is locked in until season 10 as part of a 70-episode order made by Adult Swim back in 2018.

Justin Roiland, co-creator/executive producer of Adult Swim’s flagship animated series Rick and Morty, is no longer in business with the Warner Bros. Discovery brand on the heel of serious domestic violence allegations against him coming to light earlier this month.

Dan Harmon is shedding some light on what viewers will not see in Peacock’s upcoming Community movie.

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Fox’s new distribution outfit Fox Entertainment Global (FEG) is pushing into international scripted co-productions, has optioned a “best-selling selling British thriller” and is “looking into” an international detective franchise.

A plan to preview Dan Harmon’s new animated comedy Krapopolis on Nov. 27 has been delayed.

Ted Lasso‘s Hannah Waddingham is the newest addition to the cast of Universal’s upcoming actioner The Fall Guy, Deadline can confirm. The actress joins an ensemble led by Ryan Gosling which also includes Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, as previously announced.

Danny Pudi played the role of Abed Nadir in the sitcom Community over six seasons and the actor is getting ready to reprise his role in the upcoming film.

Fox is drawing up its latest animated order.

Fox unveiled its upcoming winter 2023 premiere dates for new and returning series including the anticipated courtroom anthology Accused, which will debut in January.

Carol Mendelsohn, the former showrunner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed a deal with Fox and is once again attempting a series adaptation of Thomas Perry’s The Bomb Maker.

Community creator Dan Harmon says he “believes” Donald Glover is returning for the long-awaited movie based on the TV series.Glover starred as Troy in the first five seasons of the NBC show, leaving along with co-star Yvette Nicole Brown before the show’s end.After a much-anticipated movie based on the show was confirmed last week, fans noticed that Glover and Brown’s names were absent from the list of characters confirmed for the movie, but Harmon has indicated that they will still likely appear.He told Variety: “I think that Donald is coming, based on word of mouth, but it’s just the deal isn’t official or wasn’t official. It would be difficult to really commit to doing this thing without Donald.“So I believe he is coming back.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Community” fans, sit tight: More of your favorite cast members may indeed appear in the upcoming Peacock film — including Donald Glover. That’s according to creator Dan Harmon, who addressed why two key “Community” stars, Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown, were missing from the greenlight news last week. Although Peacock and Sony Pictures TV announced production of the film with original stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong, Harmon confirms to Variety that others could still pop in as well. “I think that Donald is coming, based on word of mouth, but it’s just the deal isn’t official or wasn’t official. It would be difficult to really commit to doing this thing without Donald,” Harmon said. “So I believe he is coming back. I think if there’s names missing from a list, it’s because the names that are on the list, their deals are agreed upon enough that it’s OK to say they are on the list, and anybody that’s not on a list, it’s just not the case yet. So there is nothing official about anybody being out.”  

Fox is doubling down on Krapopolis.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Fox has renewed the animated comedy “Krapopolis” for Season 2 before the show’s series premiere. The series, which hails from Dan Harmon, was originally picked up at Fox in February 2021. It is slated to premiere on the broadcaster in 2023, but it does not yet have an official premiere date. Per the official logline, “‘Krapopolis’ is set in mythical ancient Greece and tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters that try their hand at running the world’s first cities – without trying to kill each other, that is.” The show show’s voice cast includes stars like Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, and Duncan Trussell.

Selome Hailu Hulu has renewed adult animated comedy “Solar Opposites” for its fifth season. The news was announced at a panel discussion about the series at New York Comic Con on Thursday. The Season 5 renewal comes before the show’s fourth season has even debuted. Season 3 of the series arrived on Hulu in July, with Season 4 set to premiere with 12 episodes sometime in 2023. The series has aired several holiday specials, most recently “Sinister Halloween Scary Opposites Solar Special,” which arrived on Hulu on Oct. 3. Justin Roiland, best known for creating Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” with Dan Harmon, co-created “Solar Opposites” along with “Star Trek: Lower Decks” creator Mike McMahan. The series centers around a team of four aliens who are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome. Korvo (Roiland) and Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone) only see the pollution, crass consumerism and human frailty while Terry (Thomas Middleditch) and Jesse (Mary Mack) love their TV, junk food and fun stuff. Their mission is to protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth. Season 3 saw the group of aliens strive to become less of a team and more of a family.

A movie is on the way and star Joel McHale is excited about the opportunity.McHale hosted the charity gala The Event, presented by the by the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, and he spoke with ET about the long-awaited film, based on the cult hit sitcom, which was announced on Friday.«We've already shot it! We shot all three parts — it's like,» McHale joked. «Really, it is a dream come true.»«We can't believe a show that was canceled twice is now [getting a movie],» McHale marveled.

The long-awaited follow-up movie to the NBC fan-favorite series Community is officially in the works.The news about the project was confirmed with a post that was shared to cast member Joel McHale's Instagram account on Friday, which simply featured a line of text that read '...and a movie.'The upcoming feature is currently set to premiere on the Peacock streaming platform at an unspecified date in the future. Coming soon: The long-awaited follow-up movie to the NBC fan-favorite series Community is officially in the worksNBCUniversal Television and Streaming's Chairman of Entertainment Content, Susan Rovner, gave a statement to Deadline to express her enthusiasm for the project. '"Six seasons and a movie" started out as a cheeky line from early seasons and quickly ignited a passionate fan movement for this iconic, hilarious and cool NBC comedy,' she said.

on NBC from 2009 to 2014 and aired its final season on Yahoo! Screen in 2015, is getting its own movie on Peacock, to the delight of fans. The movie will be helmed by original series creator Dan Harmon. Series stars Joel McHale,  Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong will return.Last year, McHale, a producer on the “Community” movie, told The Post that the cast had been encouraged by the reaction to their “Community” virtual table read during the height of the pandemic in 2020.Now, it looks like the line from the show, “six seasons and a movie,” will become a reality.

Community actor Joel McHale has confirmed that a film based on the beloved series is on the way.McHale, who played Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom from 2009 to 2015, shared an image on Twitter today (September 30) which reads: “…And a movie.”The actor tagged several stars from the TV series, including Alison Brie, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown and Donald Glover. Jim Rash is also set to return.Gillian Anderson (Sex Education) was also tagged in the tweet, alongside streamer Peacock and Sony TV, with fans believing that McHale had meant to tag Gillian Jacobs, who plays Britta in the series..@alisonbrie @kenjeong @dannypudi @YNB @donaldglover @GillianA @peacock @SonyTV @CommunityTV pic.twitter.com/ynVqgaPuQD— Joel McHale (@joelmchale) September 30, 2022McHale is set to serve as an executive producer on the film alongside the show’s creator Dan Harmon, who will also write the script.