Fox is developing Cocky, an animated comedy from The Knick creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, Fox Entertainment and animation house Bento Box Entertainment (Bob’s Burgers).
The concept centers on Bert, a rideshare driver with a Ph.D, who is the smartest idiot in the world, and the consequences he faces living with the world’s most insecure, overly-sensitive talking cockatoo.
Amiel and Begler are writing, and will exec produce alongside Oscar winner Michael Sugar (Spotlight, The Knick, The OA). The duo co-created and executive produced Emmy-winning series The Knick, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Clive Owen, which aired for three seasons on Cinemax. Their feature writing credits include The Shaggy Dog, Raising Helen and The Prince and Me.
Cocky is reuniting Amiel and Begler with Sugar, who served as an executive producer on The Knick. Sugar’s additional producing credits include Oscar-winning Spotlight and The OA, among many others.