FOX Makes First Pickup of Fall, Ordering Full Season of #1 New Series "Prodigal Son"
FOX
MAKES FIRST PICKUP OF FALL,
ORDERING
FULL SEASON OF
#1
NEW SERIES “PRODIGAL SON”
All-New
Episode Airs Tonight on FOX
In
the first pickup of the fall season, FOX has ordered nine additional
episodes of the #1 new series PRODIGAL SON, raising the episode order
to 22. From Emmy Award-nominated executive producer Greg Berlanti,
executive producer Sarah Schechter (“Riverdale,” “You”), and
executive producers/creators Chris Fedak (“Deception,” “Chuck”)
and Sam Sklaver (“Deception,” “Bored to Death”), PRODIGAL SON
is a fresh take on the traditional crime drama with a provocative and
outrageous lead character and a darkly comedic tone.
The
series premiere of PRODIGAL SON was the highest-rated new series on
any network and helped lead FOX to its first victory on opening night
of the broadcast season in ten years. PRODIGAL SON’s premiere also
delivered 8.5 million multi-platform viewers, and more than 10
million viewers, including Friday’s encore telecast.
“PRODIGAL
SON delivers a fantastic crime procedural with a complicated and
compelling father-son relationship at its core, thanks to the stellar
performances from Tom Payne and Michael Sheen,” said Michael Thorn,
President, Entertainment, FOX Entertainment. “The series has
razor-sharp writing, cinematic visuals and is an inventive twist on
the genre. We want to thank our executive producers, Greg, Sarah,
Chris and Sam, Peter Roth and our partners at Warner Bros., and the
entire cast and crew. We can’t wait to see how this twisted journey
continues to unfold.”
PRODIGAL
SON centers on MALCOLM BRIGHT (Tom Payne, “The Walking Dead”), a
psychologist who has a gift for understanding how serial killers
think, because his father, DR. MARTIN WHITLY (Emmy Award and Golden
Globe nominee Michael Sheen, “Masters of Sex,” “Frost/Nixon”),
was one of the worst, a notorious serial killer called “The
Surgeon.” Bright is the best criminal psychologist around and
murder is the family business. He uses his twisted genius to help the
NYPD solve crimes and stop killers, all while dealing with his
manipulative mother, JESSICA WHITLY (Bellamy Young, “Scandal,”
“Criminal Minds”), his annoyingly normal sister, AINSLEY WHITLY
(Halston Sage, “The Orville”) and a homicidal father still
looking to bond with his prodigal son, not to mention his own
constantly evolving neuroses.
The only way Bright feels normal
is by solving cases with the help of his longtime mentor, NYPD
Detective GIL ARROYO (Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee Lou Diamond
Phillips, “Longmire,” “Stand and Deliver”). Arroyo’s one of
the best detectives around, and he expects no less from his team –
Detective DANI POWELL (Aurora Perrineau, “The Carmichael Show,”
“Jem and the Holograms”), a headstrong no-nonsense cop who
quickly becomes impressed with Bright’s work; and Detective JT
TARMEL (Frank Harts, “Master of None,” “Billions”), a
born-and-bred New Yorker who questions whether Bright is a psychopath
himself.
In
tonight’s
all-new “Fear Response” episode airing 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT on
FOX, Malcolm gets his dream interview opportunity when the NYPD
zeroes in on one of his and Martin’s favorite psychologists, Dr.
Elaine Brown (guest star Sakina Jaffrey), who may be involved in a
homicide linked to an LSD-laced psychology trial. Meanwhile, as his
night terrors continue to evolve, Malcolm checks in with his trusted
childhood therapist to discuss new theories on what exactly he
witnessed as a child, and the consequences of Malcolm’s visits with
The Surgeon begin to add up when Gil, Jessica and Ainsley catch wind
that he has been seeing his father again.
PRODIGAL SON is produced by
Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and
FOX Entertainment. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter serve as
executive producers. Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver are both executive
producers, showrunners and writers on the series. Lee Toland Krieger
directed and executive-produced the pilot.
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