Claim: Sterling Archer is the main character of an animated series.

Archer is an American adult animated spy sitcom created by Adam Reed for the FX network . The series focuses on the life and exploits of Sterling Archer , the self-proclaimed ` World 's greatest secret agent ' . The first four seasons focus on him working for the fictional spy agency ISIS , under his mother , Malory . Since then , they have become drug dealers , arms dealers , CIA agents , Private Investigators and most recently , post WWII detectives with the first episode taking place in 1947 . The series formerly aired on FX from September 17 , 2009 to June 2 , 2016 . On June 21 , 2016 , FX renewed the series for an eighth , ninth , and tenth season , each to consist of eight episodes . The eighth season premiered on April 5 , 2017 , with the series moving to sister network FXX .   Reed indicated in September 2016 that he planned to end the series after the tenth season .