The Flintstones Sequel Series Bedrock Scrapped by Fox

The adult animated sitcom is history.

By Cameron Bonomolo

Bedrock is yabba-dabba-done at Fox. The adult reboot of The Flintstones — which the network was developing as a sequel to the classic primetime cartoon about the modern stone-age family from the town of Bedrock — is not moving forward, TVLine reports. First announced to be in the works in 2019, the adult-oriented Flintstones sequel was to be produced by Warner Bros. Animation (Max's Harley Quinn) and Elizabeth Banks' Brownstone Productions (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin), with Banks set to executive produce and voice a grown-up Pebbles Flintstone.

Set two decades after the original series, Bedrock was to follow a 20-something Pebbles as she embarked on her own career with her father, the flat-footed Fred Flintstone, on the brink of retirement. "As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of Bedrock will find this evolution harder than a swing from Bamm-Bamm's club," according to the official synopsis.

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A voice cast was announced in 2023, with Stephen Root (Barry) voicing Fred, Amy Sedaris (No Activity) as Wilma, Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as Barney Rubble, Nicole Byer (Velma) as Betty, and Manny Jacinto (Star Wars: The Acolyte) as Bamm-Bamm opposite the Banks-voiced Pebbles. Bedrock landed a pilot presentation last spring from WB Animation and Fox Entertainment, the Fox-owned production arm behind the animated sitcoms Bless the Harts, Duncanville, The Great North, and the already-renewed new series Universal Basic Guys. 

Lindsay Kerns — whose credits include the WB Animation-produced DC Super Hero Girls and Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous — was the writer and executive producer.

"Long before The Simpsons and Springfield, the Griffins [Family Guy] and Quahog or even when the Belchers started serving burgers on Ocean Avenue [Bob's Burgers], there were the Flintstones and Bedrock," Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment president, said in a statement announcing the series. "Their imprint on the animation universe is undeniable and the idea of adapting it for today's audience is a challenge we here at Fox are very much looking forward to taking on with Warner Bros., Elizabeth, and Lindsay. No pressure whatsoever, really."

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It's unclear if the project was canceled because of the animated Flintstones feature in the works at Warner Bros. Animation. The CG-animated reboot, titled Meet the Flintstones, is described as an origin story and hails from The Super Mario Bros. Movie directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.

Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs, a Flintstones spinoff series centered on the dog-like Dino and young Pebbles and Bam-Bam, ran for 26 episodes on HBO Max between 2021 and 2022. The 26-episode series was among the titles purged from the service ahead of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which also saw the animated Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Close Enough, Infinity Train, OK K.O.! – Let's Be Heroes, Tig n' Seek, Uncle Grandpa, and Victor and Valentino removed from the WBD-owned streamer.

Fox's first attempt at an adult Flintstones reboot, from Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, was announced in 2011 but was eventually scrapped.

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