The Moodys is an American comedy television series based on the Australian show The Moodys. It stars Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins as a cantankerous married couple who reunite with their three adult children in Chicago for the Christmas season. It premiered December 4, 2019, on Fox, and aired two half-hour episodes back-to-back for three weeks, for a total of six episodes for its first season. In July 2020, Fox renewed the series for a second season which premiered on April 1, 2021.The series was originally to be called A Moody Christmas; the Australian series on which it is based was called A Moody Christmas in the first series. On April 16, 2021, Fox took The Moodys off the Thursday schedule. The remaining three episodes of the second season are rescheduled to air on Sundays starting June 6. On June 17, 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. The series finale aired on June 20, 2021.