HBO has given a two-season order to the new half-hour animated comedy “Merrick & Treves,” which comes from three alums from FX’s long-running “Archer”: Adam Reed, Casey Willis and Lucky Yates. Here’s the logline: “Set inside Queen Victoria’s top-secret Royal Temporal Constabulary, ‘Merrick & Treves’ follows a team of unlikely heroes as they voyage back and forth through time in an effort to stop Jack the Ripper.” Reed was the creator/exec producer of “Archer,” while Willis was also an exec producer while Yates was one of the show’s principal voice-over actors, playing Dr. Algernop Krieger and others.
The trio also worked together on Adult Swim’s “Frisky Dingo.” For “Merrick & Treves,” Reed, Willis and Yates will serve as co-creators and executive producers. It’s actually quite daunting, now that we think about it. HBO.” If the names “Merrick & Treves” sound familiar, it’s because you may remember “The Elephant Man”: Joseph Merrick is the name of the deformed individual who became famous after being exhibited in the late 1800s, while Frederick Treves was the young doctor who cared for him at London Hospital.
The series won four Primetime Emmys, including outstanding animated program. Reed is also known for “Chozen,” “Sealab 2021,” “12 oz. Mouse” and acting in “Robot Chicken.” Willis is known for voice roles on “Frisky Dingo,” “Sealab 2021″ and more before turning to producing.
Yates’ other credits include “Exploding Kittens,” “Cake” and “Hidden America With Jonah Ray.” Reed is repped by UTA, TFC Management and Yorn Levine.
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