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FX Orders “Very Young Frankenstein” Comedy Starring Galifianakis

5/19/2026

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Taika Waititi Directs Frankenstein

FX ordered a series titled Very Young Frankenstein, a comedy set in Transylvania.
The pilot, ordered in September 2025, will air on FX and Hulu.
Zach Galifianakis, Dolly Wells and Spencer House lead the pilot.
Stefani Robinson wrote the pilot while Taika Waititi directed it.
Executive producers are Taika Waititi, Garrett Basch, Mel Brooks and Michael Gruskoff with 20th Television as the studio.

Summary

FX Confirms Pilot

FX confirmed Very Young Frankenstein as its last outstanding pilot, finalizing the current development slate.
The series joins three pilots—Snowfall spinoff, Seven Sisters, and Disinherited—upgraded to series.
Untitled Witness Protection and Movers were not ordered to series, illustrating FX’s selective renewal.
Garrett Basch earns his sixth FX series credit, adding Very Young Frankenstein—linked to the 1974 film co-written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder—to his lineup.

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Taika Waititi Directs Frankenstein

FX ordered a series titled Very Young Frankenstein, a comedy set in Transylvania.
The pilot, ordered in September 2025, will air on FX and Hulu.
Zach Galifianakis, Dolly Wells and Spencer House lead the pilot.
Stefani Robinson wrote the pilot while Taika Waititi directed it.
Executive producers are Taika Waititi, Garrett Basch, Mel Brooks and Michael Gruskoff with 20th Television as the studio.

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