Grimsburg
{{short description|2024 American adult animated sitcom}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Grimsburg.webp
| genre = {{Plainlist|
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| creator = Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel
| developer = Chadd Gindin
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| composer = Jesse Novak
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 21
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Catlan McClelland
- Matthew Schlissel
- Chadd Gindin
- Jon Hamm
- Gail Berman
- Hend Baghdady
- Connie Tavel
- Elizabeth Tippet
}}
| producer =
| editor =
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Gizmotech Industries
- The Jackal Group
- Fox Entertainment{{efn|Credited as Fox Entertainment Studios for first season}}
}}
| network = Fox
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|1|7}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Grimsburg is an American adult animated sitcom created by Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Before its first-season premiere, the series was renewed for a second season in October 2022. The series premiered on the Animation Domination programming block on January 7, 2024. The first season concluded on May 12, 2024 and the second season premiered on February 16, 2025. In May 2025, the series was renewed for a third season.
Premise
Voice cast
=Main=
- Jon Hamm as Marvin Flute, Grimsburg's finest detective who is Stan's estranged father and Harmony's ex-husband. He returns to his hometown to try to solve the greatest mysteries: himself and his family.
- Greg Chun as Lt. John Kang, Marvin's mentor who teaches him important lessons about detective work.
- Rachel Dratch as Stan Flute, Marvin and Harmony's son who is trying to get his parents back together.
- Erinn Hayes as Harmony Flute, Marvin's ex-wife and Stan's mother who was raised by bears, and has a job as an anchor woman.
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Det. Greg Summers, a newer member who became a cyborg after an accident involving a carousel.
- Alan Tudyk as
- Dr. Rufis Pentos, Marvin's former music teacher-turned-nemesis.
- Mr. Flesh, Stan's imaginary friend, who appears to Stan in order to get him to do something bad or crazy.
=Recurring=
- Wendi McLendon-Covey (season 1) as Chief Stamos, Marvin's boss and the former chief of the Grimsburg Police Department
- Kaniehtiio Horn as Wynona Whitecloud, a mortician and Summers’ love interest
- Rosie Perez as Martina Martinez who takes over as the chief of the Grimsburg Police Department in season 2.
- Jaime Camil as Mayor Dilquez, the mayor of Grimsburg
- Debi Derryberry as Teague Hilton, leader of the Stable Boys clique who bullies Stan.
- E. G. Daily as additional voices
- Martin Short as Otis Volcanowitz, the newest detective at the Grimsburg police department{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/martin-short-grimsburg-jon-hamm-season-2-1236183582/|title=Martin Short Joins Fox's 'Grimsburg' Opposite Jon Hamm in Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)|date=October 20, 2024|website=Variety|last=Schneider|first=Michael}}
=Guest Voices=
- Rob Huebel
- Ronny Chieng
- Toks Olagundoye
- Brian Jordan Alvarez
- Tim Meadows as Alistair Chadwell, the host of the murder express.
- Patton Oswalt as Stinky the Camp Slasher
- Piotr Michael
- Natalie Palamides
- Andrés du Bouchet
- Ross Marquand as Timmy Tommy
- Amy Sedaris as Lil Betsy
- Christina Hendricks as Anna
- Asif Ali as Lt. Ravi
- Cheri Oteri as Doris
- Tom Segura as Buddy
- Kiernan Shipka as Mo11y
- Sherry Cola as Charlotte Kang
- J. K. Simmons as Mitchell Flute, Marvin's Father.
- Joel McHale as Junior
- Tina Fey as Herself
- Anna Osceola as Bridget
- Jonathan Kite
- Danny Trejo as Tino
Episodes
=Series overview=
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| end1 = {{End date|2024|5|12}}
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| start2 = {{Start date|2025|2|16}}
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=Season 1 (2024)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Pilot
| DirectedBy = Roy Burdine
| WrittenBy = Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|7}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Flute Show
| DirectedBy = T.G. Hopkins
| WrittenBy = Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|18}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR03
| ShortSummary = A documentary crew makes a TV show about Marvin, who's less than happy about the situation.
| LineColor = FFE6E6
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = McSnuff the Mystery Mutt
| DirectedBy = Roy Burdine
| WrittenBy = Siena East
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|25}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR05
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Flute-itive
| DirectedBy = Caitlin VanArsdale
| WrittenBy = Christina Friel & Connor Wright
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|3}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR08
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Say Yes to the Death
| DirectedBy = Roy Burdine
| WrittenBy = Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|10}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR09
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Murder on the Splurt Express
| DirectedBy = T.G. Hopkins
| WrittenBy = Christina Friel & Connor Wright
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|17}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR11
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Camp Slasher
| DirectedBy = Caitlin VanArsdale
| WrittenBy = Laura Krafft
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|24}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Manchine
| DirectedBy = Orlando Gumatay
| WrittenBy = Laura Krafft
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|7}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR04
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Funaways
| DirectedBy = T.G. Hopkins
| WrittenBy = Andrés Du Bouchet
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|14}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR06
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Big Trouble with Lil' Betsy
| DirectedBy = Mark Garcia
| WrittenBy = Miles Woods
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|21}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR07
| ShortSummary = Marvin comes across Lil Betsy, a former child star turned murder suspect, putting his popularity in jeopardy. After hearing the news about Lil Betsy, Stan and Mr Flesh film Stan an audition to replace her with not so hopeful results.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = And the Winner Is... Murder!
| DirectedBy = Caitlin VanArsdale
| WrittenBy = Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel & Chadd Gindin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|28}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR02
| ShortSummary = Marvin goes undercover as a judge for the annual Grimsburg talent show to find the real murderer.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Younger Games
| DirectedBy = Mark Garcia
| WrittenBy = Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|5}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR12
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = The Danish Dilemma
| DirectedBy = Roy Burdine
| WrittenBy = Chadd Gindin & Kirsten Rezazadeh-Jakob
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|12}}
| ProdCode = 1BBGR13
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=Season 2 (2025)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Haunted Housewife
| DirectedBy = T.G. Hopkins
| WrittenBy = John Viener
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| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Mo11y
| DirectedBy = Mark Garcia
| WrittenBy = Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|2|23}}
| ProdCode = 2BBGR01
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Training Wheels Day
| DirectedBy = T.G. Hopkins
| WrittenBy = Tom Kauffman
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| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Granddaddy Issues
| DirectedBy = Roy Burdine
| WrittenBy = Elizabeth Tippet
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|3|9}}
| ProdCode = 2BBGR05
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| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Daddy Daddy Bang Bang
| DirectedBy = Orlando Gumatay
| WrittenBy = John Viener
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| ProdCode = 2BBGR09
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| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = CrimeCon
| DirectedBy = Mark Garcia
| WrittenBy = Christina Friel & Connor Wright
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| ProdCode = 2BBGR04
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Crystal Ball
| DirectedBy = Orlando Gumatay
| WrittenBy = Siena East
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Blue Light District
| DirectedBy = Mark Garcia
| WrittenBy = Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel
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Production
In October 2021, Fox ordered Grimsburg straight-to-series.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/10/28/grimsburg-fox-jon-hamm-animated-comedy/|title=Jon Hamm to Voice Small-Town Detective in Fox Animated Series|last=Swift|first=Andy|website=TVLine|date=October 28, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2022|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126011230/https://tvline.com/2021/10/28/grimsburg-fox-jon-hamm-animated-comedy/|url-status=live}} Bento Box Entertainment is the animation studio.
In October 2022, Fox renewed it for a second season, ahead of its premiere on January 7, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/grimsburg-fox-jon-hamm-renewed-season-2-1235405812|title=Grimsburg Renewed For Season 2 At Fox|last=White|first=Peter|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=November 25, 2022|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028090350/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/grimsburg-fox-jon-hamm-renewed-season-2-1235405812/|url-status=live}}
In May 2025, the series was renewed for a third season.{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title=Grimsburg, Krapopolis & Universal Basic Guys Renewed At Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/grimsburg-krapopolis-universal-basic-guys-renewed-fox-1236392510/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 10, 2025|access-date=May 10, 2025}}
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval rating based on 8 critic reviews.{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=grimsburg|title=Grimsburg|type=tv|season=1|access-date=December 14, 2024|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=grimsburg|title=Grimsburg|type=tv|season=1|access-date=January 11, 2024|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.fox.com/grimsburg/}}
- {{IMDb title}}
{{Fox Network Shows (current and upcoming)}}
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