Fox Axes Going Dutch After Just Two Seasons

Fox is doing some early spring cleaning, and Going Dutch is the latest show to land in the cancellation bin. If you blinked and missed it: this was that oddball comedy where Denis Leary played a brash American colonel running a military base in the Netherlands, for reasons that were a punchline in themselves.

So, what happened? According to Variety, Fox has decided to pull the plug on Going Dutch after just two seasons. It premiered in 2025 (yeah, it was that new) and wrapped its second—and now final—season just last month. There’s no season three in the cards, with Fox clearing space for its upcoming programming slate instead. I won’t pretend this was a ratings beast, but it did have a memorable setup.

What Was Going Dutch Even About?

Here’s the pitch: Denis Leary played Colonel Patrick Quinn, the kind of guy who thinks volume equals authority. After a hilariously unfiltered rant (they really played up the ‘he-said-WHAT?!’ energy), Quinn gets banished to command the least strategically important U.S. Army base on the planet—a spot in the Netherlands that, honestly, sounded more like a resort than a military outpost.

You had a base famous not for combat drills but for a Michelin-starred commissary, lavender-scented laundry, a killer bowling alley, and the only military fromagerie in existence. The kind of place you'd expect to see on the Food Network, not a DoD briefing.

And in an extra twist, Leary’s character has to whip this ragtag group of oddball soldiers into shape—while working alongside his estranged daughter, who just happens to be the base’s previous interim leader. This created the classic combo of military authority plus unresolved family tension, which sitcoms never tire of squeezing for laughs.

Who Was in the Cast?

• Denis Leary as Colonel Patrick Quinn
• Taylor Misiak as the colonel's daughter/interim base leader
• Danny Pudi
• Laci Mosley
• Hal Cumpston
• Dempsey Bryk
• Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson
• Catherine Tate
• Kristen Johnston

The show was created by Joel Church-Cooper, who ran the series alongside Hilary Winston. Producers included Edmund Sampson, Sean O'Riordan, and Bill Malone. Both Learys (Denis and Jack), Church-Cooper, and Winston got executive producer credits.

Why the Axe Now?

The timing isn’t random. Fox is in the middle of clearing out space for their 2026-2027 programming slate, bringing back bigger hits like Joel McHale’s Animal Control and most of their animated heavy lifters. Going Dutch didn’t survive the shuffle.

Maybe this is one of those shows that sounded funnier in the pitch meeting than it played onscreen. Still, a show set on a base with a gourmet cheese shop is a weirdly specific thing to lose. Hard to say if anyone will be out there staging a fan campaign, but hey, stranger things have happened.

'The arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Leary) — after an epically unfiltered rant — is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least strategic army base in the world, notable for its Michelin Star-commissary, top-notch bowling alley, lavender-infused laundry and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Armed Forces. Surrounded by a diverse group of military misfits, the colonel tries to reinstate discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who just happens to be his estranged daughter (Misiak).'

In summary: Going Dutch goes home early, joining that ever-growing pile of TV comedy casualties. If you’re looking for military hijinks and gourmet cheese, you’ll have to look elsewhere.