Fox Books Animated Comedy 'Murder Police'

New series gets 13-episode order for 2013-14 season

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/4/2012 1:30:00 PM

Fox has ordered 13 episodes of new animated comedy Murder Police, expected to premiere in the 2013-14 season.

The series, which follows a dedicated but inept detective and his colleagues, is from David A. Goodman (Family Guy) and Jason Ruiz, who were discovered though Fox's Inkubation program

"With Murder Police, these guys are taking a staple genre of television -- the cop show -- and turning it on its head by pushing the warped comedic boundaries that only animation can offer," said Kevin Reilly, Fox entertainment chairman.

Ruiz will voice the main character and Will Sasso his rule-breaking partner. Chi McBride, Horatio Sanz, Penny Marshall, Peter Atencio and Justina Machado will also be voice actors on the pilot.

Murder Police is produced at Bento Box Animation for Twentieth Century Fox Television.