JJ Abrams heads to Alcatraz

J.J. Abrams developing Alcatraz TV series…

J.J. Abrams and his company Bad Robot are looking to develop a a new TV series set at Alcatraz.


According to Deadline, the series will be called Alcatraz and will be based on the famous prison.


Penned by by Lost and Deadwood alum Elizabeth Sarnoff, Abrams is currently looking for a network for the series.


Alcatraz would be the third TV series currently running under the Bad Robot banner – after the sc-fi show Fringe and the upcoming Spy drama Undercovers
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