The comedy will follow Coach Tony Mammoth, a larger-than-life high school gym teacher whose life is put on ice in 1983 when he's buried in a freak ski avalanche. Forty years later, he thaws out to a world that has completely changed... but he's convinced it really didn't need to. Still clinging to life in the '80s - complete with his Burt Reynolds mustache and treasured Trans-AM - Mammoth returns to the job he loves, only to discover that today's rules, relationships, and realities bear little resemblance to the world he once knew.
Co-showrunners Lloyd and Zuker will executive produce with Mark Linsey, Angie Stephenson and Mike Bubbins. Fox Entertainment Studios and BBC Studios will produce.
"Tony Mammoth genuinely believes he mastered manhood the first time around, making his new reality the ultimate wakeup call and greatest challenge in an otherwise flawless life," said Lloyd. "He's charming, wildly self-assured, hopelessly out of step, and, despite his many blind spots, impossible not to root for."
"Tony gets the second chance so many people wish for, only to find that his bravado doesn't quite match his new reality," added Zuker. "We love his shameless confidence, his fascination with a world he barely recognizes, and the big heart underneath it all. He's a lot. We can't wait to bring him to Fox."
"The world moved on. Tony Mammoth didn't," shared Michael Thorn, President, Fox Television Network. "That's an incredibly funny premise, but what Chris and Danny have developed is so much richer: a wildly original comedy with huge laughs, deep heart, and characters everyone will relate to, whether they like it or not. I look forward to apologizing on Tony's behalf for years to come."
