‘The Great North’ Renewed for Season 5 at Fox
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Fox has renewed “The Great North” for a fifth season.
Season 5 will premiere at midseason, rather than in the fall, as was announced ahead of Fox’s 2024 upfront. “Animal Control,” “Family Guy” and “Grimsburg” have also been pushed to midseason.
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The animated comedy series is set in Alaska follows the Tobin family, comprised of single dad Beef (Nick Offerman), his daughter Judy (Jenny Slate), and his sons Wolf (Will Forte), Ham (Paul Rust) and Moon (Aparna Nancherla), plus Wolf’s Wife Honeybee (Dulcé Sloan). The voice cast also includes Megan Mullally as Judy’s boss Alyson and Alanis Morissette as herself, Judy’s imaginary friend who appears to her in the Northern Lights.
“The Great North” was created by Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, best known as writers and executive producers on “Bob’s Burgers,” alongside Minty Lewis, a writer and voice actor on “Regular Show.” All three executive produce the series, with the Molyneux sisters serving as showrunners. “Bob’s Burgers” creator Loren Bouchard also executive produces. 20th Television Animation is the studio, and Bento Box Entertainment produces the animation.
Wendy Molyneux previously revealed that work had begun on a fifth season in a January episode of the “From The Great North to Wonder Wharf” podcast, though the official Fox announcement came during the network’s 2024 upfronts presentation.
“The Great North” is part of an animated lineup at Fox that includes “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” and “Bob’s Burgers,” which have all been renewed for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. “HouseBroken” was canceled after two seasons on Friday.
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