MTV Studios is reviving another animated MTV cult series, Clone High. Original series creators Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence are rejoining in a reinvented version of the 2002 television series.
There is still no network for the new Clone High. I could follow two other animated series from MTV Studios based on classic MTV titles, Beavis and Butthead and Would give cleave Jodie, who recently came to Comedy Central as part of the network’s big push in adult animation. (MTV, MTV Studios, and Comedy Central are part of the ViacomCBS youth and entertainment group.)
Lord, Miller and Lawrence join in the Clone High reboot of Erica Rivinoja, who was a writer for the original series, widely regarded as a time capsule of the early 2000s with her love satire and ironic parody of emo culture. Rivinoja will serve as showrunner and will co-write the pilot alongside Lord and Miller.
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Like the original, the new Clone High It will follow prominent historical figures who have been cloned and placed in high school, including Abraham Lincoln, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, John F. Kennedy, and more as they face the trials and tribulations of normal teenage life.
“We are delighted to meet with Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence to reimagine this cult classic as we rapidly grow our portfolio of beloved and iconic adult animation series,” said Chris McCarthy, president of ViacomCBS Entertainment and Youth Group.
Clone High, which ran for a season, first aired in its entirety on the Canadian cable network Teletoon between 2002 and 2003, and then debuted on MTV.
Lord and Miller began their careers with writing, directing, and executive production. Clone High, Whose concept the duo first developed at Dartmouth College in the 1990s, along with Lawrence in 2002. The couple won an Academy Award for Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse and they have created franchises with features like Cloudy with a Chance for Meatballs, 21 Jump Street and The lego movie, all of which have grossed more than $ 3.3 billion at the global box office.
On the television side, the couple was behind the comedy series. The last man on earth, It was written and starred by Will Forte and was also a co-executive produced by Rivinoja. The series was nominated for five Emmy Awards, including a directing nominee for Lord and Miller. They are currently executives producing the animated comedy series. Bless the deer from creator Emily Spivey, who is heading to her second season on Fox, and has a murder mystery comedy series The after party at apple
Lawrence went on to create the Emmy winner Scrubs and Cougar City.
Lord and Miller are represented by Ziffren Brittenham LLP. Lawrence is represented by Morris Yorn.
