Fox ordered Stephen Fry’s spy drama “The Interrogator” straight-to-series Monday.
The British actor-comedian will write, govt produce and star within the collection, which is a co-production between Lionsgate Tv and Fox Leisure Studios. The collection will air throughout the 2026-27 season.
“The Interrogator” facilities on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry (Fry) and his staff of detectives. When standard strategies fail, Henry’s quirky attraction, superior mind, and mind-bending behavioral strategies make him the one man able to unlocking the minds of the world’s most harmful criminals, in response to the collection’ logline.
The collection acquired a 12-episode order. Fry will govt produce the collection alongside Nameless Content material, Invoice Harper, Matt Pyken, Neil Burger and Paul McGuigan, who can even direct. Anthony Bregman and Miriam Mintz will function non-writing govt producers for Doubtless Story.
Fry wrote the pilot episode with edits from Pyken and Harper. Sources near the mission famous that Harper’s contributions, particularly, helped the present get ordered to collection.
“The Interrogator” joins “Baywatch” as direct to collection drama orders for Fox’s 2026-2027 season.
The British actor’s credit embrace “Wilde” (as Oscar Wilde), “V for Vendetta,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “The Hobbit,” and “Alice in Wonderland.” He additionally hosted the British sport present “QI” for greater than a decade, from 2003 to 2016, and is well-known for his comedy partnership with Hugh Laurie as Fry and Laurie.
The collection marks Fry’s return to Fox since he starred in “Bones.” He’s repped by CAA and Hamilton Hodell.
