J.J. Abrams, co-creator of LOST, is reportedly heading to a new island. His top-secret Alcatraz project has been given a pilot commitment from Fox.
His projects tend to be shrouded in mystery, and this one is no different. Here's what we know about the show at this point: "A show about mysteries, secrets and the most infamous prison of all time: Alcatraz." Former LOSTies Elizabeth Sarnoff and Bryan Burk are involved on this new island as well. Sarnoff is the lead writer and executive producer; Burk is an executive producer. Co-executive producers and writers include Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. Bad Robot produces the show in association with Warner Bros.
Abrams already has Fringe on the air over at Fox, Undercovers debuting on NBC on September 22, and is still shopping Jonah Nolan's crime thriller series.
Alcatraz is an island with lots of history, and there are many possibilities as to what direction the new show might take. Will it be Prison Break on an island? Something a little closer to Oz? Will there be a smoke monster? Share your ideas in the comments!
JJ also created Alias, Felicity and has his new drama Undercovers that have little to nothing to do with mystery…so no, not all his projects have anything to do with confusion and mystery…
What i meant by that was that he typically doesn't release too many details about his projects ahead of time. He (and Bad Robot) often keep things in-house and under wraps as long as they can.
What i meant by that was that he typically doesn’t release too many details about his projects ahead of time. He (and Bad Robot) often keep things in-house and under wraps as long as they can.
Yeah, safe to say JJ's passion is the mysterious – look at Super 8… know anything about it? And Cloverfield was pretty de-code heavy too. Here, learn more about him: http://blog.ted.com/2008/01/10/jj_abrams/