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FX Nears Pilot Order for 'Very Young Frankenstein' Comedy Series

The project taps Mel Brooks's comedy legacy through a creative team from What We Do in the Shadows.

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Overview

  • Mel Brooks is executive producing Very Young Frankenstein alongside his longtime partner Kevin Salter and original producer Michael Gruskoff.
  • The series reunites Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi and Garrett Basch from What We Do in the Shadows as executive producers.
  • Robinson is attached as writer and showrunner, while Waititi is set to direct the pilot episode.
  • 20th Television is handling production for FX, with network and studio representatives declining to comment.
  • Plot details remain under wraps and the pilot has not yet entered casting.