Cleveland Brown is getting his own spinoff!

The big news today? Cleveland Brown is getting his own spinoff! Here’s a few snippets of information:

Fox and 20th Century Fox TV are working with MacFarlane to develop a spin-off from his wildly popular series Family Guy. The show would feature Cleveland Brown, Family Guy’s mild-mannered voice of caution, in a series tentatively titled Cleveland.

The project is being written by MacFarlane, Mike Henry (who voices Cleveland) and Rich Appel, executive producer of MacFarlane’s other Fox series, American Dad. Fox hopes the series will complement their Sunday-night comedy lineup, which features The Simpsons alongside MacFarlane’s two other series.

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Here’s a bit more information about what the series will cover:

Not much is known about Cleveland other than the fact it will revolve around the Brown clan. It’s unclear whether the series will remain set in the town of Quahog or whether Cleveland, along with his wife and son, will continue to appear on Family Guy, though as both series are animated, the double-billing won’t so much be a logistical problem as a creative decision.

As it is, Cleveland is by far the most level-headed—and slow-talking—of Peter’s animated friends and is regularly played off African-American stereotypes. The henpecked hubby was previously married to Loretta Brown, whom he divorced in season four after discovering she was having an affair with one of his friend, and has a hyperactive and ADD-afflicted son, Cleveland Jr.

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What do you think – will it be good, or will it be another “The Winner”?