SON OF ZORN: L-R: Zorn (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) and Johnny Pemberton in SON OF ZORN coming soon to FOX. ©2016 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: FOX
FOX’s hybrid live action/animated series Son of Zorn will get a preview following the NFL doubleheader scheduled for Sunday, September 11th (8/7C).
The series, about a warrior from a faraway island in the Pacific Ocean – where everything and everyone is animated – who returns to Orange County, CA, to win back his live-action ex-wife and teenage son, is one of a number of high-profile projects executive produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Son of Zorn’s official premiere date is Sunday, September 25th (8:30/7:30C). Follow the jump for full series descriptions and episode taglines.
“SON OF ZORN” TO PREVIEW FOLLOWING NFL DOUBLEHEADER, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, ON FOX
Hybrid Live Action/Animated Comedy Premieres Sunday, September 25
The new FOX comedy SON OF ZORN will preview on Sunday, Sept. 11 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), following the season’s first NFL doubleheader on FOX. The series will then premiere in its regular time period with an all-new episode Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT).
From executive producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (“The LEGO Movie,” “21 Jump Street”), and featuring the voice of Jason Sudeikis (THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, “Horrible Bosses,” “We’re the Millers”), SON OF ZORN is a new hybrid live-action/animated comedy about a warrior from a faraway island in the Pacific Ocean – where everything and everyone is animated – who returns to Orange County, CA, to win back his live-action ex-wife and teenage son.
In the series’ special preview episode, “Return to Orange County,” airing Sunday, Sept. 11 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), Zorn (Sudeikis) travels from his native land of Zephyria to California to visit his son, Alangulon, aka Alan (Johnny Pemberton, “21 Jump Street”). While there, he learns that his ex-wife, Edie (Cheryl Hines, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), has a fiancé (Tim Meadows, “Saturday Night Live”). But to reconnect with his son, Zorn stays and obtains a job where, despite his “unique” qualities, he is welcomed by his new boss (Artemis Pebdani, “Scandal,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”).
In the all-new series premiere episode, “Defender of Teen Love,” airing Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), Zorn rediscovers the mystical “Stone of Sight” in an old box and uses it to help Alan get closer to his crush, Nancy. Meanwhile, Edie tells Zorn to move his boxes out of her garage and into his apartment.
SON OF ZORN is a production of 20th Century Fox Television. Reed Agnew and Eli Jorné (“Wilfred”) co-created and co-wrote the pilot. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Seth Cohen (THE LAST MAN ON EARTH) executive-produce, alongside Agnew and Jorné. Sally Bradford McKenna (“The Grinder,” “The Goldbergs”) executive-produces and serves as showrunner. Eric Appel (BROOKLYN NINE-NINE) executive-produces and serves as director. “Like” SON OF ZORN on Facebook at facebook.com/SonOfZorn. Follow the series on Twitter @SonOfZorn and join the discussion at #SonOfZorn. See photos and videos on Instagram by following @SonOfZorn.