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  "id": 14301437,
  "title": "HBO Max orders 2 seasons of Merrick & Treves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/hbo-max-orders-2-seasons-of-merrick-treves",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T17:47:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/merrick-and-treves-two-season-order-hbo-max"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HBO Max has green-lit two seasons of a new animated comedy series titled Merrick & Treves. The show was co-created by Archer creatives Adam Reed, Casey Willis, and Lucky Yates, who will also serve as executive producers. Reed, Willis, and Yates expressed their excitement for the project in a press release, praising HBO for providing a platform for the series. The trio's success in the past, including their work on Archer and Frisky Dingo, has made them highly regarded in the industry. Merrick & Treves is set to be a time-traveling adventure, with a synopsis revealing that it follows a team of unlikely heroes inside Queen Victoria's Royal Temporal Constabulary as they travel through time to stop Jack the Ripper. The release date for the two-season order has not been announced yet, as the show is still in the early stages of development.",
  "summary": "HBO Max's upcoming half-hour animated comedy Merrick & Treves comes from Archer alums Adam Reed, Casey Willis, and Lucky Yates.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Animated Comedy Series ‘Merrick & Treves’ From ‘Archer’ Team Lands Two-Season HBO Order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/animated-comedy-series-merrick-treves-from-archer-team-lands-two",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "HBO Orders 2 Seasons of ‘Merrick & Treves,’ Half-Hour Animated Comedy From ‘Archer’ Team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/hbo-orders-2-seasons-of-merrick-treves-half-hour-animated-comedy-from",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "HBO Gives Two-Season Order to Animated Comedy ‘Merrick & Treves’ From ‘Archer’ Alums",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/hbo-gives-two-season-order-to-animated-comedy-merrick-treves-from",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "HBO Gives Two-Season Order to Original Animated Comedy ‘Merrick & Treves’ From ‘Archer’ Creators",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/hbo-gives-two-season-order-to-original-animated-comedy-merrick-treves",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:00:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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