Ryan Murphy to direct new horror comedy anthology
The musical comedy "The Losers" is drawing to a close, but Fox will continue its fruitful collaboration with its creators – Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox commissioned Murphy and Falchuk for the horror-comedy "Scream Queens". The anthology-formatted television project will consist of fifteen episodes and will debut in fall 2015. The plot of the first season will center on the campus, which was rocked by a series of murders. Subsequent seasons of the anthology will feature different settings and new storylines. "I wanted to continue collaborating with Brad and Ian on something comedic, and we're just hanging out on the script for Scream Queens. we hope to create a new genre - horror comedy, - and our idea is that each season will be tied to two main characters ", - commented on the news Murphy. – We have already started searching for actresses for these roles, as well as ten more actors for the role of minor characters." “Our primary goal was to bring Ryan Murphy into the new series for Fox,” Fox TV Group CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman said in a statement. – We love every element of the new show – a genre concept that combines real horror and comedic moments; diverse and unforgettable characters and a phenomenal creative team that gave us all "Losers". The first season of Scream Queens is fully booked and it demonstrates our faith in Ryan, Brad, Ian and Dante. " The series will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television. Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan and Dante Di Loreto are executive producers. In addition to the new series, at the time of this writing, Murphy and Falchuk are curating two more anthologies for FX: American Horror Story, already extended for season five and American Crime Story, with no premiere date announced yet. The Topic of Article: Ryan Murphy to direct new horror comedy anthology. |
