Overview

• The sitcom celebrates two decades since its 2005 FX premiere and will launch Season 17 on July 9 on FXX and Hulu.
• Potts’ book, due July 1, traces the series’ journey from a $200 pilot to the longest-running live-action sitcom.
• The memoir discloses that during the 2016 filming of “The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two,” DeVito was kicked underwater and almost drowned.
• After being rescued, DeVito quietly left the set, underscoring the limits of on-set risks even for veteran performers.
• Potts attributes the show’s endurance to its early viral campus marketing and the cast’s genuine off-screen friendships.