Dan Harmon's Krapopolis Finally Gets A Release Date At Fox

After two years of delays, "Krapopolis" has finally set a firm release date at Fox, where it is set to air later this year.

From adult animation darling Dan Harmon ("Rick and Morty," "Solar Opposites"), "Krapopolis" is ostensibly a series about a family of ancient Greek deities attempting to reform the titular mortal city ruled by benevolent demi-god King Tyrannis (Richard Ayoade). His equally godly and dysfunctional family tree consists of Deliria (his goddess of a mother, voiced by Hannah Waddingham), his "minotaur" father Shlub (Matt Berry), and half-siblings Stupendous and Hippocampus (voiced by Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell, respectively).

The series is currently set to debut on September 24th, 2023, with a generous lead-in from Fox's NFL Sunday. After showing up in full force at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con (complete with a massive display on the exterior of the convention hall and surprise first-look footage), "Krapopolis" is reportedly making a comeback this year to premiere its first episode exclusively for con attendees. "Krapopolis" has already been renewed for a total of three seasons at Fox, and appears to be one of the most important new series in the network's fall lineup — not least of all because it aligns with its plans to marry its entertainment projects with Web3 concepts and the Blockchain.

According to a report from Deadline back in May of 2021, "Krapopolis" aims to be the first series "curated entirely on the Blockchain."

While it's unclear if any aspects of "Krapopolis'" production are somehow tied to the simultaneously eternal or ephemeral (depending on who you ask) digital ledger, the network seemed primarily focused on the creation of an accompanying digital marketplace that will, of course, be used to sell NFTs to the show's fans. NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, are a Web3 concept that, put simply, allows one to definitively purchase an image online that could potentially rise dramatically in value. Or, perhaps more accurately, it allows anyone from a television network to a random Twitter Blue subscriber to sell online users the rights to specific JPEGs for hundreds — or, in some cases, millions — of dollars. Though NFTs held a somewhat neutral public standing when "Krapopolis" was first announced, they have since been associated with a number of scams and scandals that have eroded trust in all but the most dedicated of users.

A representative from the series told The A.V. Club that, in its current iteration, "Krapopolis'" still plans to use Blockchain infrastructure to sell viewers "Krap Chickens," which can apparently be used to access real-life fan events, digital swag that sounds a lot like NFTs, and the ability to vote on certain narrative outcomes in the series itself. Whatever impact this will ultimately have on the show remains to be seen, and will likely become apparent after "Krapopolis" premieres on September 24th.