BACK TO THE FUTURE's Christopher Lloyd Returning to Television in Syfy's 12 MONKEYS

Before he worked his way into our hearts as the lovable and iconic Emmett "Doc" Brown in Back to the Future, actor Christopher Lloyd was well-known for his work on the television series Taxi. He's appeared in a handful of television shows since then, but now it sounds like he's taking on his most high-profile TV role in some time: Deadline reports that he's guest starring in Syfy's time travel series 12 Monkeys.

Lloyd will play Zalmon Shaw, a charming but deadly cult leader who preys upon other’s tragedies and losses in order to recruit new members into the apocalyptic cult the “Army of the 12 Monkeys.” Shaw is the father of the series’ most imposing villain, the enigmatic Pallid Man.

The series follows the journey of James Cole (Aaron Stanford), a man from the future sent back in time to stop the malevolent “Army of the 12 Monkeys” from destroying the world. Also starring are Amanda Schull, Kirk Acevedo, Emily Hampshire, Barbara Sukowa, and Todd Stashwick. In season three, Cole and Cassandra Railly (Schull) embark on a desperate search across time to find the man responsible for the apocalypse, a time traveler who calls himself the Witness. Killing the Witness will mean saving the world. But the journey will come at tremendous personal stakes for both Cole and Railly and will call into question new alliances, old bonds, and the virtue of the mission itself.

It's unclear exactly how many episodes Lloyd will appear in, but either way, it'll be great to see him back on the small screen again after all these years. I've never seen 12 Monkeys (the show), but our own Nick LaMacchia wrote an impassioned article explaining why we should all be watching it, which you should definitely read right here.