Apr 9 2008 03:01 AM ET

'Lost' writer to run new J.J. Abrams drama 'Fringe'

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Uber-producer J.J. Abrams has recruited longtime Lost scribe Jeff Pinkner to serve as the showrunner on Fringe, Abrams’ much-anticipated sci-fi drama in the works for fall at Fox. Pinkner, who also worked with Abrams on Alias, will oversee the drama, which stars Dawson Creek‘s Joshua Jackson (pictured) as a member of a unit investigating other-worldly mysteries. The group also includes an insane scientist (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King‘s John Noble) and an FBI agent (Australian actress Anna Torv). The series, which Abrams has described as similar in spirit to The X-Files, Altered States, and The Twilight Zone, is currently shooting a two-hour pilot with a reported $10 million-plus budget.

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  • Lucas

    Sounds like a Torchwood ripoff.

  • Snarf

    More X-files than Torchwood.

  • Michael Mannella

    That’s Paul Thomas Anderson…not J.J. Abrams.

  • Michael Mannella

    That’s Paul Thomas Anderson…not J.J. Abrams.

  • Stef

    Ha! Joshua Jackson does look like Paul Thomas Anderson in that picture!

  • Jen

    Just so happy to have Pacey back on tv, that I would probably watch the show if it was about paint drying! BUT, that being said, the concept actually sounds pretty good and you can’t go wrong with JJ Abrams producing it!

  • Dylan

    Pacey’s hot> I’ll watch this show it has to be better than Lost which turned quickly into a boring pile of crap

  • Dylan

    Pacey’s hot> I’ll watch this show it has to be better than Lost which turned quickly into a boring pile of crap

  • justin

    this is filming in toronto right now , well it was last week when i was there

  • Anonymous

    This is geek nirvana. Dawson’s Creek meets Lord of the Rings meets Alias/Lost. AWESOME!

  • Dan

    Actually both Alias and Lost proved that anything JJ does on TV starts good but gets bad later. I hope this time JJ doesn’t turn the show to a farce. X-Files, at least, had run as a decent show for 6 seasons. I generally do not like copies. Let’s wait and see…

  • Stef

    Dan I’ll add Felicity to that list of JJ Abrams good starts-gets bad later shows too. Though I think Lost is as good as it’s ever been now.

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