Allen Gregory

Allen Gregory is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jonah Hill, Jarrad Paul, and Andrew Mogul for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows pretentious seven-year-old Allen Gregory De Longpre, who is raised by his two rich homosexual fathers, Richard and Jeremy. The series received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the characters and acting. On January 8, 2012, the series was cancelled after one season.
Synopsis.
The series follows Allen Gregory De Longpre (Jonah Hill), a pretentious seven-year-old raised by his two fathers, Richard and Jeremy. Allen has an adopted sister, Julie. Allen must start attending a public elementary school due to the effect of the recession on his family's finances. Richard also pressures Jeremy to secure employment due to the financial issues, although Richard avoids divulging information to Jeremy as to why they need additional income. Allen is enamored with an elderly school principal, Judith Gottlieb, much to her disapproval. She protests but is forced to accept his behavior due to pressure from the school superintendent, who is friends with Richard.
Production.
The series was a co-production of 20th Century Fox Television and Chernin Entertainment. Jonah Hill co-created the series with Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. All three, along with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope, served as executive producers. David A. Goodman, who was with the series "Family Guy" until its ninth season after its 2005 return to television, was the showrunner and a further executive producer.
Fox placed an order for seven episodes in October 2010. On July 12, 2011, Fox ordered six additional scripts of the series. As of 2011, there had been no further report regarding completion of the scripts, or of any work to shoot the scripts to create further episodes.
Reception.
"Allen Gregory" received negative reviews from critics. Chris Swanson of "WhatCulture" gave the pilot episode a rating of 0.5 out of 5, saying "There is nothing charming, witty or interesting about this show. It's just one horribly stupid, cringe-inducing moment after another with characters who are truly loathsome and unpleasant." Robert Bianco of "USA Today" also gave the show a negative review, saying it was "nasty and brutish", "rarely funny", and made them "hate every character except Julie". Metacritic gave the show an overall review of 40 out of 100.
Broadcast.
"Allen Gregory" aired on Global in Canada, simsubbed in most regions. In the UK, it was shown on E4.