Bollywood: Clone High Revival Gets Two Season Order From HBO Max

The Clone High revival is officially happening with a two-season order from HBO Max. Created by Bill Lawrence, Phil Lord, and Chris Miller back in 2002, Clone High was one of MTV's early forays into adult animation. The reboot was announced as in development last July, almost twenty years after its premature cancellation.

Clone High followed a high school filled quite literally with clones of iconic cultural figures, such as Cleopatra and Abraham Lincoln. It was a parody of the melodramatic high school dramas played on various networks at the time. The series was initially wrought with controversy after depicting Gandhi's clone as a burn-out who succumbed to partying due to the pressures of living up to the original. The depiction fiercely upset many Indian viewers, prompting a hunger strike that ultimately helped get the show canceled after only one season. The show would eventually gain cult classic status, and Lord and Miller have been trying to revive the show since 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie made them household names.

Comingsoon.net reports a two-season order for the revival, along with orders for several other adult animated sitcoms. Lord and Miller will write the pilot for the revival, alongside Erica Rivinoja, who will serve as showrunner. Beyond that, details about the revival are scarce.

It's not clear whether the Clone High revival will revolve around the same set of characters or not. The likely answer is no, if nothing else, to avoid the same mess that came with their original depiction of Gandhi (well, a biological clone of Gandhi, but still). Regardless, this is a big power move by HBO Max. The animation industry is currently booming, and adult animation is an excellent target for HBO Max to draw subscribers away from Disney+, whose family-friendly programming doesn't allow edgy shows. It may also enable HBO Max to challenge Netflix's intense anime lineup.

Clone High suffered some weak ratings and, obviously, serious controversy when it first aired, but it's cult classic status is anything but a product of its short run. The show was genuinely innovative and refreshingly different from other adult animation at the time. Lord and Miller and Bill Lawrence (who went on to create Scrubs) rarely miss when it comes to creating parody that manages to be funny out of context and can stand up to the ravages of time. The Clone High revival will be a passion project for all of them and will be hotly anticipated by fans of the original.

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Source: Comingsoon.net

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February 11, 2021 at 06:20AM

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