Hold onto your lab coats! Zach Galifianakis and Kumail Nanjiani Resurrect FX’s ‘Very Young Frankenstein’—And This Cast Will Shock You Like a Lightning Bolt from the Heavens!
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Is the cosmos giving us a nod, or is it just today’s Mercury in mischief encouraging FX to resurrect a legend with a twist? Either way, the network isn’t just dabbling—they’re diving headfirst into “Very Young Frankenstein,” a fresh comedic pilot inspired by Mel Brooks’ iconic 1974 masterpiece, “Young Frankenstein.” Now, picture this: Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani, and a stellar ensemble cast bringing their own quirks to characters shrouded in mystery, all under the watchful eye of executive producers that include Brooks himself and Taika Waititi. It’s like the stars aligned perfectly for this monstrous mash-up of talent and nostalgia—and I’m dying to see what hilarious chaos will ensue. Ready to uncover more details from behind the scenes? LEARN MORE
FX is moving ahead with Very Young Frankenstein, giving the project a pilot order and casting six actors in the comedy based on Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein.
Zach Galifianakis, Dolly Wells, Spencer House, Nikki Crawford, Kumail Nanjiani and Cary Elwes will star in the pilot, which FX began developing in June. Details on the characters they’ll be playing are under wraps for the moment, as are plot specifics.
Brooks is an executive producer of Very Young Frankenstein along with writer/showrunner Stefani Robinson and director Taika Waititi, both alumni of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows. Garrett Basch (also a WWDITS veteran), Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter and Michael Gruskoff, who produced Young Frankenstein, are also EPs.
Young Frankenstein, released in 1974, is considered a comedy classic and parodied monster movies of the 1930s, Universal’s Frankenstein films in particular. The film starred Gene Wilder (who co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks), Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn and Kenneth Mars.
Elwes (Stranger Things, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning) and Nanjiani (Silicon Valley, Only Murders in the Building) have both appeared in other Brooks productions: Elwes starred in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Nanjiani had a role in Hulu’s History of the World, Part II.
Galifianakis is coming off of Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch. Wells is known for HBO’s Doll & Em, which she also co-created. House’s credits include Tell Me Lies at Hulu and Netflix’s The Society. Tony nominee Crawford has appeared on screen in Tracker, Elsbeth and Days of Our Lives, among other roles.
Galifianakis is repped by UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Yorn Levine; Wells, by UTA in the U.S., Independent Talent in the U.K. and manager Heather Nunn; House, by Gersh; Crawford, by Artists & Representatives and The Zachary Co.; Nanjiani, by Mosaic, UTA, and Origin PR; and Elwes, by IAG, Link Entertainment, attorney Lev Ginsburg and Hamilton Hodell in the U.K.
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