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Fox has opted not to renew sophomore drama bid Going Dutch, starring Denis Leary, for a 3rd season. This marks nan network’s first cancellation this play up of unveiling its 2026-27 lineup astatine nan Fox upfront position adjacent Monday, May 11.
The move is not surprising. As Deadline reported successful February, Going Dutch was nan 1 existent bubble scripted bid connected Fox this season. Like chap live-action Fox comedy Animal Control, starring Joel McHale, Going Dutch is afloat owned by Fox Entertainment.
Animal Control, which has been renewed for a 5th season, is higher rated and has a licensing woody pinch Netflix successful summation to world sales, which bring gross to nan network. Meanwhile, Going Dutch is nan lowest-rated intermezo programme astatine Fox. Leary is good liked internally, truthful a renewal was nether consideration. Ultimately, nan web decided not to proceed pinch a 3rd season.
On nan drama side, Fox has its ample contingent of animated bid returning adjacent play and precocious greenlighted a Stewie spinoff from Family Guy. The web besides has hourlong dramedy Best Medicine, which has been renewed for a 2nd season, and is successful progressive improvement connected half-hour live-action drama series, pinch a greenlight expected soon but not needfully earlier nan upfronts.
In summation to Animal Control and Best Medicine, Fox besides has renewed its sophomore aesculapian play Doc, freshman thriller Memory of a Killer as good arsenic Fear Factor: House of Fear.
Going Dutch centers connected nan arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Leary), who — aft an epically unfiltered rant — is reassigned to nan Netherlands, wherever he is punished pinch a bid position astatine nan slightest strategical service guidelines successful nan world, notable for its Michelin Star-commissary, top-notch bowling alley, lavender-infused laundry and nan champion (and only) fromagerie successful nan U.S. Armed Forces. Surrounded by a divers group of subject misfits, nan colonel tries to reinstate subject and professionalism pinch nan thief of nan base’s erstwhile interim leader, who conscionable happens to beryllium his estranged daughter, Captain Maggie Quinn (Taylor Misiak).
In summation to Leary and Misiak, nan bid stars Danny Pudi, Laci Mosley and Hal Cumpston.
Going Dutch made 2 high-profile additions for Season 2: Kristen Johnston joined nan formed successful a heavy recurring domiciled and Hilary Winston came successful arsenic executive shaper and co-showrunner alongside creator/executive shaper Joel Church-Cooper.
The drama was produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and is distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. Church-Cooper and Winston executive produced alongside Leary and Jack Leary done their accumulation institution Amoeba.
