The half-hour animated comedyLittle Demonhas been ordered to series at FXX. Executive produced byRick & Mortyco-creator Dan Harmon, the series stars Danny DeVito, his real-life daughter Lucy DeVito, and Aubrey Plaza in lead voice roles. Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner, and Kieran Valla created the series, which comes from Danny DeVito’s Jersey Films 2nd Avenue, ShadowMachine, and FX Productions.
Danny voices Satan inLittle Demonwith daughter Lucy co-starring as hisAntichristdaughter. Per Deadline, a logline forLittle Demonreads: “13 years after being impregnated by the Devil (Danny DeVito), areluctant mother (Aubrey Plaza)and her Antichrist daughter (Lucy DeVito) attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan, who yearns for custody of his daughter’s soul.”
Plaza also serves as an executive producer alongside Harmon, Fowler, Kirschner, Valla, Jersey Films 2nd Avenue’s Jake, Lucy, and Danny DeVito, and ShadowMachine’s Monica Mitchell, Corey Campodonico, and Alex Bulkley. Steve Levy is also on board to serve as a producer with FX Productions also producing.
“Little Demonis a hilarious new animatedhorror comedyfeaturing Danny DeVito, Aubrey Plaza, Lucy DeVito and a host of other great talent,” said Nick Grad, president original programming at FX Entertainment, 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.”
As a beloved veteran actor, there’s any number of roles where fans might remember Danny DeVito from the best. These days, he’s been playing the popular role of Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXX sitcomIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which was renewed through season 18 in December. As far as his voiceover work, DeVito is also praised for playing Philoctetes in Disney’sHercules, and many fans want to see him reprise the role in a live-action remake. He is also set to star in Barry Levinson’s upcoming dramaThe Survivor.
Lucy DeVito is the daughter of Danny and Rhea Perlman. She previously played the daughter of her father’s character inThe Comedianwith some of her other movie credits including roles inLeaves of Grass,Dumbo, andJumanji: The Next Level. Lucy has also appeared onIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiawith Danny and more recently had roles onThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselandShameless. The actress will next appear inBlonde, a Marilyn Monroe biopic in the works at Netflix starring Ana de Armas as the titular actress. That movie will be released later this year.
Meanwhile, Plaza is perhaps best known for her breakout role as April Ludgate in the popular comedy seriesParks and Recreation. Horror fans will also remember her in a starring role in 2019’sChild’s Playremake, which co-starred Mark Hamill as the voice of the new Chucky. Plaza also voiced the titular feline inGrumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Everand had roles inLegion,Criminal Minds, andThe Legend of Korra.
Little Demondoesn’t have a release date set at this time. This news comes to us fromDeadline.
