FXX Pulls Out of Glovers’ ‘Deadpool’ Project

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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A Deadpool TV series with Donald and Stephen Glover attached as showrunners is not going forward at FXX. The animated adult action-comedy had been announced in May, with Marvel Television on board to produce, along with FX Productions and ABC Signature Studios.

FXX had ordered ten episodes.

FX cited “creative differences” in the split.

Both Glovers work on FX comedy Atlanta, which won a Golden Globe earlier this year for best comedy. Donald is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of Atlanta.

Marvel and FX remain committed to Legion, which returns April 3.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.