Fox Renews 'Animal Control' for Season 5
Joel McHale's Workplace Comedy Scores High Ratings
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Fox has renewed the workplace comedy 'Animal Control' for a fifth season, citing high ratings and creative growth, with the show's current season streaming on Hulu and past seasons available on Netflix.
Fox has officially kicked off its 2026-27 renewals with a Season 5 order for the workplace comedy 'Animal Control', starring Joel McHale. The renewal comes on the heels of the show scoring an NFL-assisted series high in total viewers and adults 18-49 in late December, according to Fox. The show's current season streams on Hulu, and past seasons have been available on Netflix for the past two months, where they've accumulated nearly a billion minutes of viewing time.
"With the writing, ensemble, and audience response all landing at new levels, renewing 'Animal Control' was an easy decision," said Fox Television Network president Michael Thorn. The show's renewal is the first for a live-action scripted show on Fox this season, though several of its animated shows are in the midst of multi-year orders.
As reported in Deadline's annual Fox Renewal Status Report, 'Animal Control's pickup was expected, and will be followed soon by others, with 'Doc' renewal possibly next and 'Best Medicine', 'Memory of a Killer', and 'Murder In A Small Town' all looking good. On the unscripted side, a 'Fear Factor' renewal is pending.
In other TV news, NBC is rebooting the classic drama 'The Rockford Files', with Michaela McManus joining the cast alongside David Boreanaz, who will take on the iconic role of Jim Rockford. Greg Mottola is set to direct the pilot.
Meanwhile, in film news, 'No Man's Land', Szymon Kudrański's well-received Image Comics limited series, is being adapted into a movie. The property is in development as a film from producer Jason Berman's A/Vantage Pictures, as well as Kudrański and Jon Levin's Sustainable Imagination. The movie follows a veteran FBI agent and an ambitious new female KGB operative as they team up to solve a murder on the ice bridge between the USA and Russia in 1963.
These developments mark a busy week in the world of TV and film, with several new projects and renewals announced. As the 2026-27 season takes shape, fans can look forward to more exciting news and updates from their favorite shows and franchises.
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