'Universal Basic Guys' Season 2? Fox TV Show Renewal Status Revealed

Universal Basic Guys is one of Fox‘s big new animated TV shows!

The show, which was ordered to series back in November 2022, follows two brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program. Now, they’re using their free time and free money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed.

The series is airing its Season 1 finale at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday (December 29).

In the season finale, Mark goes into business with Gary & Barry’s Water Ice Shoppe when faced with being deprived of his favorite summer snack during their annual winter closure.

Of course, fans of the new show are wondering if it’ll be given a second season order.

Keep reading to find out more…

Fox gave Universal Basic Guys an early Season 2 pick-up!

Ahead of the network’s Upfront presentation in May 2024, Fox announced that the show is getting a second season.

“With Universal Basic Guys, the Hoagies brothers join Fox’s iconic lineup of undaunted, irreverent and absurdly outrageous characters,” the network said in a statement. “It’s what defines the Fox animation brand, and from episode one of this terrific new comedy, Adam and Craig Malamut turn the Hoagies’ everyday life on its head in such an original way that we immediately ordered a second season.”

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