Henson to release "Happytime Murders"

Well, I had been hoping a new Muppet movie was in the works, but an adult-oriented puppet movie in the film noir genre was not exactly what I was looking for.

The film, based on a story by Todd Berger and Dee Robertson, will feature the renowned Henson style of irreverence and parody. The film will take place in a world where puppets are a minority race amongst humans, and follows a puppet detective who is forced to solve a string of murders around the Happytime Gang, the cast of a beloved children’s show, that is being picked off by a mysterious villain. Todd Berger is writing the screenplay, while Brian Henson is attached to direct.

I can't help wondering if this film will go the same way as Greg the Bunny, a puppet sit-com from Fox which was clearly NOT for kids. The kids didn't get the jokes, and most adults were ashamed to watch it because of the puppets. Therefore: cancellation.