‘Son of Zorn’ Preview Clip Finds Barbarian Doing Battle on the Toilet

After more than a decade away from TV animation, co-creators of The Lego Movie, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, are back with Son of Zorn, about a cartoon fantasy character’s rude introduction to the real world. In this exclusive clip from the new Fox show, the hypermasculine Zorn (Jason Sudeikis) tries to connect with his son and meets with less-than-perfect results.

Sure, you can’t expect much civility from a literal barbarian — after all, he’s a guy who can’t grasp the concept of a female boss and murders livestock on the driveway — but nothing says “uncouth” like fighting with voicemail on the crapper. Zorn’s difficulties with technology are compounded by a problem everyone has run into at one time or another: leaving a message that’s casual, but not too casual, informative, yet playful. Alan (Johnny Pemberton) — though his father insists on using his full name, Alangulon — is less than impressed.

Sudeikis (SNL) and Pemberton (21 Jump Street) are joined by Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Tim Meadows (SNL), and Artemis Pebdani (Scandal). Son of Zorn officially joins the Sunday night animation lineup Sept. 25, but Fox will air the premiere after the NFL double header two weeks earlier.

Catch a special preview episode of Son of Zorn airing after football on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. on Fox. The series premiere airs Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m. on Fox.