Having launched the anthology series Masters of Horror on Showtime, IDT Ent. and Industry Ent. are bringing Masters of Science Fiction to network television. According to Daily Variety, ABC has given the go-ahead to Masters of Science Fiction, which will highlight the works of such visionary writers Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov and Harlan Ellison.
The network has committed to four episodes, which may include Ellison’s The Discarded and Asimov’s The Last Question. Bradbury, who most recently scripted an adaptation of his novel The Martian Chronicles for Mel Gibson’s production shingle, is also in talks to pen episodes based on his story Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed.
IDT’s Morris Berger, Steve Brown and John Hyde will exec produce the new series, along with Industry’s Keith Addis, Brad Mendelsohn and Andrew Deane. Hyde and Addis reportedly targeted ABC because of its success with Lost, an hour-long drama infused with supernatural elements.
Masters of Science Fiction is slated to start lensing in Vancouver this May so it can join ABC’s 2006-2007 lineup. IDT will handle home video distribution through its Anchor Bay label, and will also oversee foreign sales.
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