Grimsburg

2024 American adult animated sitcom

Grimsburg

Genre|

* Adult animation
* Animated sitcom
* Action comedy
* Police procedural

Created by| Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel
Developed by| Chadd Gindin
Starring|

* Jon Hamm
* Greg Chun
* Rachel Dratch
* Erinn Hayes
* Kevin Michael Richardson
* Alan Tudyk

Composer| Jesse Novak
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 19
Production
Executive producers|

* Catlan McClelland
* Matthew Schlissel
* Chadd Gindin
* Jon Hamm
* Gail Berman
* Hend Baghdady
* Connie Tavel
* Elizabeth Tippet

Running time| 22 minutes
Production companies|

* Gizmotech Industries
* The Jackal Group
* Fox Entertainment[a]

Original release
Network| Fox
Release| January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07) –
present

Grimsburg is an American adult animated sitcom created by Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel for the Fox Broadcasting Company.[1] Before its first-season premiere, the series was renewed for a second season in October 2022.[2] 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.

## Premise

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The series takes place in the fictional town of Grimsburg, where detective Marvin Flute may be the greatest detective, but cannot figure out his own family.[1]

## Voice cast

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The main characters of Grimsburg (From top to bottom) Mr. Flesh, Stan Flute, Harmony Flute, Dr. Rufis Pentos, Det. Greg Summers, Lt. John Kang, Wynona Whitecloud, Otis Volcanowitz, and Marvin Flute.

### Main

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* 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, she 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

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* Wendi McLendon-Covey (season 1 only) 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[3]
* Patton Oswalt as Stinky the Camp Slasher

### Guest

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* Rob Huebel
* Ronny Chieng
* Toks Olagundoye
* Brian Jordan Alvarez
* Tim Meadows as Alistair Chadwell, the host of the murder express.
* 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
* J. K. Simmons as Mitchell Flute, Marvin's Father.
* Joel McHale as Junior
* Tina Fey as Herself
* Anna Osceola as Bridget
* Danny Trejo as Tino

## Episodes

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### Series overview

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Season| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 13| January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)| May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)
2| TBA| February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16)| TBA

### Season 1 (2024)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)| Rating
(18-49)

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1| 1| "Pilot"| Roy Burdine| Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel| January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)| 1BBGR01| 2.46[4]| 0.6[4]
2| 2| "The Flute Show"| T.G. Hopkins| Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller| February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)| 1BBGR03| 0.39[5]| 0.1[5]

A documentary crew makes a TV show about Marvin, who's less than happy about the situation.

3| 3| "McSnuff the Mystery Mutt"| Roy Burdine| Siena East| February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)| 1BBGR05| 0.47[6]| 0.1[6]
4| 4| "The Flute-itive"| Caitlin VanArsdale| Christina Friel & Connor Wright| March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)| 1BBGR08| 0.46[7]| 0.1[7]
5| 5| "Say Yes to the Death"| Roy Burdine| Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel| March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)| 1BBGR09| 0.41[8]| 0.1[8]
6| 6| "Murder on the Splurt Express"| T.G. Hopkins| Christina Friel & Connor Wright| March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)| 1BBGR11| 0.48[9]| 0.1[9]
7| 7| "Camp Slasher"| Caitlin VanArsdale| Laura Krafft| March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)| 1BBGR10| 0.52[10]| 0.1[10]
8| 8| "Manchine"| Orlando Gumatay| Laura Krafft| April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07)| 1BBGR04| 0.44[11]| 0.1[11]
9| 9| "The Funaways"| T.G. Hopkins| Andrés Du Bouchet| April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)| 1BBGR06| 0.46[12]| 0.1[12]
10| 10| "The Big Trouble with Lil' Betsy"| Mark Garcia| Miles Woods| April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)| 1BBGR07| 0.54[13]| 0.2[13]

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.

11| 11| "And the Winner Is... Murder!"| Caitlin VanArsdale| Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel & Chadd Gindin| April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)| 1BBGR02| 0.42[14]| 0.1[14]

Marvin goes undercover as a judge for the annual Grimsburg talent show to find the real murderer.

12| 12| "Younger Games"| Mark Garcia| Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller| May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)| 1BBGR12| 0.45[15]| 0.1[15]
13| 13| "The Danish Dilemma"| Roy Burdine| Chadd Gindin & Kirsten Rezazadeh-Jakob| May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)| 1BBGR13| 0.38[16]| 0.1[16]

### Season 2 (2025)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title [17]| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [17]| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)| Rating
(18-49)

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14| 1| "Haunted Housewife"| T.G. Hopkins| John Viener| February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16)| 2BBGR03| 0.81[18]| 0.14/2[18]
15| 2| "Mo11y"| Mark Garcia| Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green| February 23, 2025 (2025-02-23)| 2BBGR01| 0.66[19]| 0.17/2[19]
16| 3| "Training Wheels Day"| T.G. Hopkins| Tom Kauffman| March 2, 2025 (2025-03-02)| 2BBGR08| 0.51[20]| 0.14/1[20]
17| 4| "Granddaddy Issues"| Roy Burdine| Elizabeth Tippet| March 9, 2025 (2025-03-09)| 2BBGR05| 0.52[21]| 0.15/2[21]
18| 5| "Daddy Daddy Bang Bang"| Orlando Gumatay| John Viener| March 16, 2025 (2025-03-16)| 2BBGR09| 0.44[22]| 0.13/2[22]
19| 6| "CrimeCon"| Mark Garcia| Christina Friel & Connor Wright| March 23, 2025 (2025-03-23)| 2BBGR04| 0.46[23]| 0.15/2[23]
20| 7| "Crystal Ball"[24]| TBA| TBA| April 30, 2025 (2025-04-30)| TBA| TBD| TBA

## Production

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In October 2021, Fox ordered Grimsburg straight-to-series.[1] 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.[2]

## Reception

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval rating based on 8 critic reviews.[25] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[26]

## Notes

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1. ^ Credited as Fox Entertainment Studios for first season

## References

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1. ^ a b c Swift, Andy (October 28, 2021). "Jon Hamm to Voice Small-Town Detective in Fox Animated Series". TVLine. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
2. ^ a b White, Peter (October 17, 2022). "'Grimsburg' Renewed For Season 2 At Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
3. ^ Schneider, Michael (October 20, 2024). "Martin Short Joins Fox's 'Grimsburg' Opposite Jon Hamm in Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
4. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (January 8, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Golden Globe Awards on CBS Up 50 Percent from '23 Ceremony, Modest Debut for Fox Animated Grimsburg". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
5. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 19, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Tracker Builds in Total Viewers Out of Equalizer Lead-In for CBS, TNT and TBS Win Key Demos with NBA All-Star Game". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
6. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 26, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Tracker on CBS Once Again Improves Upon Lead-In The Equalizer". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
7. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 5, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Caitlin Clark's Regular Season Finale is Most-Watched Women's College Basketball Regular Season Contest on Any Network in 25 Years". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
8. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 12, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Abbott Elementary on ABC Reaches Series-High in Post-Oscars Slot, Academy Awards Hit 4-Year High". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
9. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 19, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Women's College Basketball Selection Show on ESPN Nearly Ties ABC's American Idol for Tops in 18-49 Within its Hour". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
10. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 26, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: TNT, TBS and truTV Lead in Prime Time Demos with NCAA March Madness". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
11. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 9, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: South Carolina's Victory Over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in National Championship on ABC and ESPN Becomes All-Time Most-Watched Women's College Basketball Telecast". Retrieved April 9, 2024.
12. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 16, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Billy Joel's 100th MSG Concert on CBS Tops in Latter Three Half-Hours of Prime Time". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
13. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 23, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: NBA Playoffs Give TNT Key Prime Time Demos Victory by Large Margin". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
14. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (May 1, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: American Idol on ABC Rises to Season-High with Live Top-Ten Performances". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
15. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (May 7, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Miami Grand Prix on ABC Drives to Largest U.S. Audience for Formula 1 Racing To-Date". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
16. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (May 14, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Nuggets-Timberwolves Continues as the Lone NBA Conference Semifinal Series to Grow Year-Over-Year". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
17. ^ a b "Shows A-Z - Grimsburg on Fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
18. ^ a b Douglas Pucci (February 19, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special is NBC's Most-Watched Prime Time Entertainment Program in Five Years". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
19. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 25, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: The Americas Start Well for NBC, Premieres for Suits LA and Grosse Pointe Garden Society Underwhelm". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
20. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 4, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: American Idol on ABC, with 23rd Season Sneak Preview, Rises to 3-Year High Among Adults 18-49 in Post-Oscars Slot". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
21. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 12, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: CBS and ESPN Share Primetime Leadership". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
22. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 18, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: ABC Tops in Key Female Demos, CBS Leads in Total Viewers". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
23. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (March 26, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: CBS Tops Prime Time, TNT Sports Leads Cable with NCAA Tournament Action". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
24. ^ "Grimsburg Episode 211 - "Crystal Ball"". FOX Flash. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
25. ^ "Grimsburg: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
26. ^ "Grimsburg: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Grimsburg at IMDb

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