It’s alive! It’s alive! A comedy series based on Mel Brooks’ classic 1974 film Young Frankenstein is nearing a pilot order at FX, Deadline has learned. Brooks is said to have given the project, Very Young Frankenstein,

According to Deadline, Very Young Frankenstein is a series based on Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein that is approaching a pilot order. Plot details about the show are being kept under wraps at this time, but for those less acquainted with the film, it’s a satire filled with references to classic Frankenstein films.

Mel Brooks' iconic '70s horror spoof Young Frankenstein is being developed as a series for FX by the creatives behind What We Do in the Shadows.