Denis Leary Plays an 'Arrogant Loudmouth' Combat Officer Exiled to a Peacetime Command in Fox's 'Going Dutch'

It could happen to any officer of any rank: an otherwise routine public speech goes off the rails, things are said that shouldn’t be said, and the Army has a public affairs nightmare on its hands. That officer has to be disciplined somehow. That’s exactly what happens to U.S. Army Col. Patrick Quinn in Fox’s new series, “Going Dutch.”

Deadline reports that actor and comedian Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”) will portray “arrogant loudmouth” Quinn, a highly decorated combat commander who has served in every American war zone over the past few decades and who now finds himself reassigned to a new base in the Netherlands as punishment for delivering an impassioned but “unfiltered” rant. His new command has no tactical or strategic mission and wouldn’t even have the weapons necessary for that mission if it had one.

Fox Entertainment released a teaser for the new series on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Quinn’s career nemesis, Gen. Davidson (Joe Morton, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), is a political ass-kisser who is envious of Quinn’s combat career and is the officer responsible for Quinn’s new command. To pile on Quinn’s humiliation, he will take command from the installation’s interim officer in charge, Capt. Maggie Quinn (Taylor Misiak, “Dave”), who also happens to be his estranged daughter.

Together, they have to whip the military misfits at the “least important Army base in the world” into shape, per Deadline. The base may not have an overtly important role in U.S. national security, but (according to the show’s description) it does have “Michelin Star-level commissary, top notch bowling alley, lavender-infused laundry and the best (and only) fromagerie in the U.S. Army.”

Joining the cast is Danny Pudi (“Community”) as Quinn’s executive officer, Maj. Abraham Shah, Laci Mosely (“iCarly”) as Sgt. Dana Conway, a “cunning” supply sergeant, Hal Cumpston (“The Greatest Beer Run Ever”) as Cpl. Elias Papadakis, who is “technically” a soldier and the information technology tech and Catherine Tate (“Doctor Who”), a PhD in Intersectional Feminism, brothel owner and head of the local Chamber of Commerce.

Aside from a nine-episode arc on TNT’s “Animal Kingdom” in 2022, Leary has made sporadic appearances on television since the end of his last starring role on FX’s “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.” Along with “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll,” he created, produced and wrote USA’s “Sirens” and FX’s “Rescue Me” (but did not appear in the former).

Fox’s last attempt at an oddball military comedy was 2014’s disastrously received “Enlisted,” starring Geoff Stults (“12 Strong”) as the head of another quirky band of misfits, two of whom happened to be his brothers. The show was funny, but its pilot and initial promotional material was filled with the most common uniform errors and out-of-regs haircuts, which meant it was all but written off by military audiences. The executive producer for “Enlisted,” Mike Royce, responded to the criticism by retooling all of it and correcting the errors, but the work wasn’t enough to save the show.

“Going Dutch” premieres in January 2025 on Fox.

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