J.J. Abrams and B-Movie Icon Larry Cohen Are Developing an Anthology Series

J.J. Abrams seems to have his fingers in just about everything nowadays, and here's one more thing you can add to that ever-growing list. Abrams is collaborating with B-movie icon Larry Cohen, director of It’s Alive and The Stuff. Together they are developing a fun sounding anthology series.

Cohen has written titles such as Phone Booth, Cellular, and Captivity. But, it’s Cohen’s unique horror B-movies that have the most passionate followers, Abrams being one of them. 

During an interview with BrokeHorrorFan, Cohen revealed he’s finished writing a cable series for Abrams and Bad Robot:

"We’re working on a series now for cable with J.J. Abrams, who is a big fan of mine, and his company, Bad Robot. Each season would be 10 original one-hour Larry Cohen thrillers. We’ve got about two seasons already written, ready to be shot. If that happens, it’ll be a whole new renaissance, and there will be a lot of my material out in the world, and I’ll direct some of them."

Cohen goes on to say that he wants someone like Christopher Walken to introduce each episode as well:

"That’s what it’s going to be, a thriller anthology. I’m hoping to get somebody like Christopher Walken to be the host and introduce them in a comedic way."

Right now they are taking meetings and trying to sell the series to cable. Cohen wrote all 10 episodes for the series rather quickly and plans on directing a couple of the episodes, too. 

We don't know the title of the project or if any specific actors are attached.