FOX Picks Up 'Frankenstein Code', 'Minority Report' Series and 'Lucifer', Renews 'Bones'
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'Bones' will return for an 11th season with new showrunners, while Rainn Wilson's dramedy 'Backstrom' joins 'The Following' which has been canceled by the network.

  • May 9, 2015

AceShowbiz - FOX has added three more dramas to its line-up for 2015-16 season, after picking up John Stamos' "Grandfathered", Rob Lowe's "The Grinder", medical drama "Rosewood" and comedy "The Guide to Surviving Life" to series. The latest projects to get series orders are "The Frankenstein Code", an adaptation of "Minority Report" and "Lucifer".

"Frankenstein Code", which re-imagines Mary Shelley's classic monster tale, is from Rand Ravich ("Crisis") and Howard Gordon ("Homeland"). It stars Robert Kazinsky as "a morally corrupt retired cop, (who) is given a second chance at life when he is brought back from the dead. Now younger and stronger, Pritchard will have to choose between his old temptations and his new sense of purpose." Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Tim DeKay and Ciara Bravo join him in the cast.

The "Minority Report" series picks up "10 years after the end of Pre-crime in D.C. One of the three Pre-cogs struggles to lead a 'normal' human life, but remains haunted by visions of the future, when he meets a detective who just may help him find a purpose to his gift." Meagan Good, Stark Sands, Wilmer Valderrama, Daniel London, Laura Regan, Li Jun Li and Zhane Hall are starring, while Steven Spielberg who directed the 2002 film of the same name serves as executive producer along with Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Mark Mylod (director) and showrunner Kevin Falls.

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"Lucifer", adapted from DC Comics book, centers on the title character (Tom Ellis) who is described as "bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell. ... Lucifer resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the L.A.P.D. punish criminals." Jerry Bruckheimer executive produces the drama, which also stars Lauren German, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Nicholas Gonzalez and Scarlett Estevez.

In other FOX news, the network has renewed long-running series "Bones" for an 11th season. The drama starring David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel will return with John Collier and Michael Peterson serving as showrunners, replacing Stephen Nathan who stepped down from the position.

Meanwhile, "Backstrom" has joined the chopping-block list which already included "The Following". The dramedy starring "The Office" alum Rainn Wilson is axed after averaging a 1.5 rating in the key demo and 5.6 million viewers in its freshman run. The star reacted to the cancellation with a tweet featuring surprised and sad emojis.

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