FX Confirms 'Great Expectations' Will Debut In 2023

FX has had a bumpy couple of years since its parent company 20th Century was swallowed whole by the Walt Disney Company. At the time, it was uncertain how the family-oriented Disney would change the edgy and adult-leaning FX, concerns that were further exacerbated when one of FX's biggest creators, Ryan Murphy, jumped ship to Netflix, citing the merger. But four years in, FX has emerged stronger than ever, with all its original programming available on Disney's Hulu streaming service, which in turn is bringing audiences to the FX Network.

At the Television Critics Associaton Winter 2023 press tour, FX's chairman John Landgraf, one of the few high-ranking executives who makes himself available to the press on a regular basis, admitted he was thankful for the Disney merger. "I feel incredibly fortunate that Disney bought Fox, and along with it, FX and incorporated us into their much larger enterprise and much more ambitious streaming ambitions," he told the room of assembled journalists. Those ambitions are not limited to North America anymore, with Landgraf namechecking U.K. shows in the pipeline, including The Full Monty, Say Nothing, and Never Let Me Go.

Telly Visions caught up with Landgraf after the executive session to find out more about its U.K. offerings. He told us that FX loves working with the BBC. "It's so easy," he enthused, citing how much FX's sensibilities meshed with the BBC's ethos. When asked about its latest co-production, Great Expectations, featured in the executive sizzle reel, initially rumored to arrive in late 2022, he corrected the record that this had been incorrect from the jump. The series was always planned for 2023 and mid-2023 at that. "Great Expectations will be out this year," he confirmed, arriving on FX and Hulu the same week it debuts on the BBC.