FXX Orders ‘Little Demon’ Animated Comedy

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Danny DeVito to produce, star in series

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FXX has greenlit a new animated comedy series starring Danny DeVito, the network said Tuesday.

The series, Little Demon, stars DeVito (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) as the Devil who seeks to gain custody of the soul of his 13-year old daughter (Lucy DeVito), which is protected by her reluctant mother (Aubrey Plaza). 

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The series is produced by Plaza along with Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner, Dan Harmon and Danny DeVito.

“Little Demon is a hilarious new animated horror comedy featuring Danny DeVito, Aubrey Plaza, Lucy DeVito and a host of other great talent,” said FX Entertainment president and original programming Nick Grad in a statement. “Creators Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner and Kieran Valla have teamed up with Danny, Aubrey, Dan Harmon, Jake and Lucy DeVito, and ShadowMachine as executive producers on this unique new series for FXX.”

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.