Overview

• Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani, Dolly Wells, Spencer House, Nikki Crawford and Cary Elwes will star in the pilot.
• Stefani Robinson serves as writer and showrunner, Taika Waititi will direct the pilot, and Garrett Basch joins as producer with Mel Brooks among executive producers.
• 20th Television is the studio on the project, which is inspired by Brooks’ 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein.
• If the pilot goes to series, the show is expected to stream on Hulu under FX’s pipeline.
• Trade reports cite Galifianakis as likely playing Dr. Frankenstein and Elwes as the U.S. president, though those roles remain unconfirmed.