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With Fringe heading into its final season, the series’ JJ Abrams and J.H. Wyman have set up a new futuristic drama at Fox.
In a competitive situation, the network has nabbed the untitled Warner Bros. TV/Bad Robot-produced project with a pilot production commitment. It is described as an action-packed buddy cop show, set in the near future, when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. Wyman is writing and will executive produce with Bad Robot’s Abrams and Bryan Burk. Kathy Lingg is co-exec producing.
This is the second drama from A-list auspices this season set in a world where human-looking robots co-exist with humans. The other, from Howard Gordon and Josh Friedman, sold to NBC in a rich premium script deal.
Wyman has been on Fringe, created by Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci, since the first season. After co-running the show with Jeff Pinkner for three seasons, he was named sole showrunner for the sci-fi series’ upcoming 13-episode fifth and final season. In addition to Fringe, Bad Robot is behind the high-profile new NBC drama Revolution, which also is set in the future, and sophomore CBS drama Person Of Interest.
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Sounds just a bit like JD Robb’s “In Death” series…
Fox + Abrams = No thanks.
Why is every JJ Abrams show about spies or something supernatural/scientific?
Sounds a lot like “Future Cop”, which was a rip off of Harlan Ellison & Ben Bova’s series, “Brillo”.
This needs to star Josh Holloway and Ken Leung. No question.
Genuis! Holloway is the robot of course.
Is this a remake of Future Cop (starring Ernest Borgnine), or Holmes And Yoyo? Gotta respect J.J. Abrams’ ability to make money off of his innovative 1970′s ideas.
Quick, get a comment from Harlan Ellison, who won a lawsuit in 1980 over a human-and-robot buddy cop series called “Future Cop” that he maintained was plagiarized from a story by him and Ben Bova called “Brillo.” (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19800501&id=jncRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6726,264576)
Sorry JJ, they’re just not getting it.
I like Deadline, at least they don’t write every article insinuating that J.J. Abrams created every show he’s attached to as a producer unlike certain rags out there. To hear these idiots tell it, Abrams is the guy who CREATED all of these shows, instead of just producing it. At times I don’t think they even understand what TV producers do.
Felicity. What about Brian. The bounty Hunter show with Greg grunberg. Probably a few others I can’t thunk of. Don’t blame him if people like the sci fi ones best.
Wyman + Fox = Yes, please!
No Good Robot/Bad Robot joke yet? Cmon people!
Good for JJ for burning thru that Lost cred before folks wise up.
So, let’s see – Future Cop, Holmes Yoyo, Mann and Machine (all incorporating aspects of Harlan Ellison and Ben Bova’s Brillo) – yup… not original.
On the other hand, between Abrams and Wyman, there could be some new twists/a fresh perspective.
If it goes to series, it might be worth checking out.
Fox still in business with woman after all of these attempts ? Okkaayyyy
Automan.
It’s a real shame FRINGE is ending … what a great, great show. Great actors, writing and direction.
And, yes, John Noble deserves several Emmys!
Give him a Saturn award… it’s the only one the show deserves.
You are right daviddavid, FRINGE is amazing – they should use Noble & Lance Reddick in this new show
Why is everyone hating on JJ Abrams? Lay off. This is just a simple pilot announcement. And it sounds pretty damn cool. I’ve been waiting for this ever since Battlestar Galactica went off the air.
I’m surprised every day that CBS has not turned Star Trek over to Abrams for a new TV series. It would be logical for him to produce something new, something that brings a new twist to the greatest TV/film franchise of all time.
With the success of his movies and the explosion of new Sci-Fi series, bringing Star Trek back to network prime-time is only logical.
Abrams doesn’t write his shows. He only produces them. This story is really about Joel Wyman getting another showrunning gig. He’s done a good job with Fringe, so I’m hopeful that this one will be interesting beyond its premise.
Every year its the same thing. Another stale, ripped off JJ project stolen by some underling writer from his crew of hacks friends. And some network buys it because they’re afraid not to.
Holmes and Yo-Yo, JJ you’ve officially hit bottom.
A huge fan of LOST, I watched Abrams ‘Revolution’ pilot last night, and I have to say, while I don’t think it will reach the level of quality that LOST gave us every week, it could be highly entertaining TV. At least, for what the non-cable networks can deliver nowadays.
It smelled like HEROES. Nuff’ said.
This sounds strangely familiar…
Benedict Cumberbatch will be lead in next Abrams sci fi drama on FOX. He is next House/hugh laurie star. Amazing actor.
How is a drama about the survivors of a worldwide power outage anything like Heroes?