MAMMOTH to Debut on FOX From Christopher Lloyd and Danny Zuker

Based on the BBC Studios U.K. format created by Mike Bubbins, the series also credits Mark Linsey and Angie Stephenson as executive producers.

By: Rachel Stone Sep. 03, 2026

FOX has greenlit Mammoth, a new comedy series from Modern Family's twelve-time Emmy Award-winning co-creator/executive producer Christopher Lloyd and five-time Emmy-winning executive producer/writer Danny Zuker. Produced by FOX Entertainment Studios with BBC Studios Los Angeles executive producing, the series is distributed worldwide by FOX Entertainment Global.

Mammoth follows Coach Tony Mammoth, a larger-than-life high school gym teacher whose life is put on ice in 1983, when he's buried in a freak ski avalanche. Forty years later, he thaws out to a world that has completely changed...but he's convinced it really didn't need to. Still clinging to life in the '80s – complete with his Burt Reynolds moustache and treasured Trans-AM –- Mammoth returns to the job he loves, only to discover that today's rules, relationships, and realities bear little resemblance to the world he once knew.

Based on the original BBC Studios U.K. production of the same name and created by Welsh comedian and writer Mike Bubbins, Mammoth is produced by FOX Entertainment Studios. Lloyd and Zuker serve as writers, showrunners, and executive producers, alongside executive producers Mark Linsey and Angie Stephenson of BBC Studios Los Angeles, and Bubbins. Mammoth is slated to debut on FOX during the 2027-28 season.

'The world moved on. Tony Mammoth didn't,' said Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. 'That's an incredibly funny premise, but what Christopher and Danny have developed is so much richer: a wildly original comedy with huge laughs, deep heart, and characters everyone will relate to, whether they like it or not. I look forward to apologizing on Tony's behalf for years to come.'

'Tony Mammoth genuinely believes he mastered manhood the first time around, making his new reality the ultimate wakeup call and greatest challenge in an otherwise flawless life,' said Christopher Lloyd. 'He's charming, wildly self-assured, hopelessly out of step and, despite his many blind spots, impossible not to root for.'

Danny Zuker added, 'Tony gets the second chance so many people wish for, only to find that his bravado doesn't quite match his new reality. We love his shameless confidence, his fascination with a world he barely recognizes, and the big heart underneath it all. He's a lot. We can't wait to bring him to FOX.'

Lloyd and Zuker reunite following their celebrated collaboration across the entire run of the Emmy Award-winning Modern Family, where Lloyd was co-creator and served as executive producer, and Zuker served as writer and executive producer. Lloyd previously served as executive producer and showrunner of the acclaimed comedy Frasier. Together, they have spent decades creating some of television's most memorable comedic characters, blending sharp humor with genuine heart.

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