Mark Mothersbaugh has been hired the upcoming Fox comedy Last Man on Earth. The show is created by Will Forte (Nebraska, Saturday Night Live, MacGruber) who also stars in the series as the last man on earth in the year 2022, who searches the entire United States for any signs of other living humans after an unknown event wipes out the entire population of Earth. The pilot is directed by Chris Miller & Phil Lord who previously collaborated with Mothersbaugh on such features as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie and 21/22 Jump Street. They are also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Forte and Seth Cohen. Last Man on Earth is set to premiere in early 2015 on Fox. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Mothersbaugh will also return to score the fourth season of Showtime’s House of Lies, which is set to premiere on January 11, 2015.
