'Peeeeetaaaah, drop at Battlewood Boulevard.' Lois Griffin is joining fortnite in the Item Shop on 8 May for US players at 5PM PST, with UK access following at 1AM BST on 9 May. The timing lines up with Mother’s Day in the US on 10 May 2026, giving the crossover a clear seasonal slot rather than a loose rollout.
Lois Griffin’s Item Shop window
The release puts Lois Griffin into the shop on a split schedule that depends on timezone, which is the only practical wrinkle for buyers tracking the drop. If you are in the US, the skin becomes available at 5PM PST on 8 May; if you are in the UK, purchase opens at 1AM BST on 9 May. That is the moment to watch, because Item Shop timing drives whether players can buy the skin the same day they hear about it or have to wait overnight.
Lois arrives as part of a wider crossover that also includes Linda Belcher from Bob's Burgers and Peggy Hill from King of the Hill. Peter Griffin appeared in Fortnite some years back, so this is not the first time the game has pulled a Family Guy character into its live-service rotation. For Epic, the pattern is familiar: one licensed character can become a lane for a broader TV crossover slate.
Family Guy returns to Fortnite
The release also comes with extras for Lois, including a backpack bling that appears to be a brown paper shopping bag. The same preview suggests Family Guy boxing gloves, a pickaxe and an emote are part of the package, all surfaced in a glimpse from the official Fortnite account on X formerly Twitter. That matters to buyers because the skin is only one piece of the offer; the visible accessories shape whether the drop feels like a standalone cosmetic or a fuller bundle.
Skin pricing has not been announced yet, but the expected range is 1,200 to 1,500 V-Bucks. A bundle is expected to cost upwards of 3,000 V-Bucks. For players deciding whether to spend, that puts the item in the same premium cosmetic tier where bundle value matters more than a single outfit, especially when a crossover arrives with multiple TV names attached.
Mother’s Day timing
The schedule gives the release a built-in hook: it lands right before Mother’s Day in the US on 10 May 2026. That makes Lois the lead character in a crossover that is arriving with a date-specific push, a second-day UK window and no listed price yet. If you want the skin, the practical move is simple — watch the Item Shop on 8 May in the US or 9 May in the UK, because that is when the purchase window opens.
