‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Move Looking Unlikely After Fox Cancellation

Updated: Hulu and Netflix have passed on reviving the series as TBS and NBC, sources say, have kicked the tires on the now former Fox comedy.
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Updated: Sources tell THR that both Hulu and Netflix have passed on reviving the former Fox comedy.

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Such could be the case for Brooklyn Nine-Nine which, hours after being canceled at Fox after a five-season run, has become the talk of the industry with other outlets taking notice of the worldwide outpouring of support.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Brooklyn Nine-Nine producers Universal Television have fielded a number of incoming calls from other outlets including Hulu (where the Andy Samberg comedy has an SVOD deal), Netflix (which has business with the studio, including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), TBS (whose president, Kevin Reilly, developed the series and whose network airs off-network repeats of the comedy) and network sibling NBC.

Sources note that the studio has plans to fight to revive the series at another outlet following the wave of support from critics and stars including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Hamill, among countless others. Universal Television declined comment.