Looks like J.J. Abrams hasn't really let go of mysteries that take place on islands. Case in point, the upcoming
Alcatraz series for FOX, about a group of Alcatraz prison guards and inmates who vanish in the past and reappear in the present, with a group of FBI agents assigned to track them and figure out the truth.
Confirmed cast members of
Alcatraz include Sam Neill, Jorge Garcia, Sarah Jones, Santiago Cabrera, Jonny Coyne, and Jason Butler Harner. Abrams will be joined on this project by former
Lost co-workers, Elizabeth Sarnoff and Bryan Burk, who will be executive producers. Sarnoff is also credited as
Alcatraz's lead writer. Abrams' production outfit Bad Robot will once again helm main production duties, in association with Warner Bros.
Alcatraz's pilot is currently being filmed; expect a Fall airdate to be announced soon.
It would be cool if the FBI agents involved here would crossover to
Fringe, heh