Seth MacFarlane’s animated empire continues to grow, as FOX has picked up Stewie, a spinoff of his long-running series Family Guy centered on the Griffins’ evil genius toddler as he attends a new preschool.
Per Deadline, FOX has given Stewie a two-season order, set to premiere during the 2027-28 season. It will stream the next day on Hulu and internationally on Disney+. MacFarlane created the series with long-time Family Guy writer-producer Kirker Butler and will continue voicing Stewie.
“After getting the boot from his old preschool, Stewie is forced to enroll in a new one that’s not exactly top-of-the-line,” reads the synopsis. “It’s attended by a handful of kids he doesn’t know, and a 75-year-old class turtle with a half-cocked theory on just about every subject. Stewie’s miserable, the other kids are miserable, and even the turtle is miserable… until Stewie begins rolling out his trusty array of devices to take them anywhere in space and time, turning every boring day at school into an insane and surreal adventure.”
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This isn’t the first time the Griffins’ youngest child has taken center stage. A direct-to-video film titled Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story was released in 2005.
Stewie will join a packed animated lineup that already includes MacFarlane’s Family Guy (which recently aired its 450th episode) and American Dad! alongside The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers.
