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Does some future passive progressive tense exist, such as:

He will be being interviewed by police."

as a counterpart to the past passive progressive tense, such as:

He was being interviewed by police."

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Short answer: of course. – Josh Feb 27 at 7:11

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The use of the progressive here serves the function of indicating simultaneous actions:

Don't call him at 10am, he will be being interviewed by police.

He won't be able to take your call, as he will be being interviewed by police.

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It is informal, looks very odd and should be replaced with future simple:

He will be interviewed by police.

After all interview itself relates/points to a progressive activity.

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