Cinemax picks up 'King of the Hill' creator Mike Judge's animated country music series

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Cinemax has greenlit a new animated series from, Beavis & Butt-head and King of the Hill creator Mike Judge.

The series, titled Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus, will follow eccentric country music stars and is set to premiere at an undetermined date in 2017, Deadline reported.

The half-hour animated comedy was picked up for an eight-episode series order and is currently in production.

Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus will be Judge's first animated series since King of the Hill, which featured several country music guest stars including including Willie Nelson, George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, according to Spin.

Since King of the Hill ended in 2010 Judge turned his focus toward live-action series, helping to create HBO's series Silicon Valley.