Adult Flintstones Sequel Bedrock No Longer in Development at Fox

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The animated sequel series Bedrock is no longer in development at the network, sources tells TVLine, though Fox is open to redeveloping the project at a later date. The new take on the classic cartoon would have caught up with the “modern Stone Age family” twenty years later, with Fred on the brink of retirement and twentysomething Pebbles embarking on her own career. Elizabeth Banks was set to voice Pebbles and also serve as an executive producer. (When reached by TVLine, a representative for Banks’ production company Brownstone Productions had no comment.)

“As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of Bedrock will find this evolution harder than a swing from Bamm-Bamm’s club,” according to the official synopsis. Lindsay Kerns ( DC Super Hero Girls ) penned the project, which was first announced in April 2021 and is based on the prehistoric animated comedy The Flintstones , which ran for six seasons on ABC and then for decades in syndicated reruns.

Stephen Root and Amy Sedaris were slated to voice Fred and Wilma, with Nicole Byer ( Grand Crew ) as Betty, Joe Lo Truglio ( Brooklyn Nine-Nine ) as Barney and Manny Jacinto ( The Good Place ) as Bamm-Bamm. Banks teased to TVLine last year that Bedrock would “have adult themes, like all the greats — just like The Simpsons or South Park — but ‘family-ish friendly.'”

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