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Calculated Shard: 53 (from laksa155)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa053.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://deadline.com/2025/06/young-frankenstein-reboot-series-mel-brooks-fx-1236442366/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://deadline.com/2025/06/young-frankenstein-reboot-series-mel-brooks-fx-1236442366/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/young-frankenstein-reboot-series-mel-brooks-fx-1236442366\/","crawl_time":1776346591,"first_indexed_time":1750885659,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,deadline!\/2025\/06\/young-frankenstein-reboot-series-mel-brooks-fx-1236442366\/ s443","src_root_hash":"14146668165935413053","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"'Young Frankenstein' Reboot Series From Mel Brooks Near FX Pilot Order","meta_descriptions":["A comedy series based on Mel Brooks' 'Young Frankenstein' is nearing a pilot order at FX from Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi & Garrett Basch."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Skip to main content\n‘Very Young Frankenstein’ Series From Mel Brooks, ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Team Nears FX Pilot Order\nFrom left: Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi and Mel Brooks; Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder in 'Young Frankenstein'\nGetty\/Everett\nEXCLUSIVE:\nIt’s alive! It’s alive! A comedy series based on\nMel Brooks\n‘ classic 1974 film\nYoung Frankenstein\nis nearing a pilot order at\nFX\n, Deadline has learned.\nBrooks is said to have given the project, titled\nVery Young Frankenstein\n, his blessing and will executive produce with a trio of creatives from FX’s\nWhat We Do in the Shadows\n:\nStefani Robinson, who would serve as writer and showrunner; Taika Waititi, who\nwould\ndirect the pilot;\nand Garrett Basch. Also executive producing are Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter (\nHistory of the World, Part 2\n,\nSpaceballs 2\n) and\nYoung Frankenstein\nproducer Michael Gruskoff.\n20th Television\nis the studio.\nDetails regarding the reboot are under wraps. Here is the plot description: Inspired by Mel Brooks’\nYoung Frankenstein\n. Previously, on\nWhat We Do in the Shadows\n, Colin Robinson, a main character in the series, was turned into a baby who had to grow up all over again. Whether or not the show creatives have something similar in mind for\nVery Young Frankenstein\nis unknown. Casting for the pilot has yet to begin.\nReps from FX and 20th Television declined to comment.\nGene Wilder and Peter Boyle in\nYoung Frankenstein\nYoung Frankenstein\nis a parody of the horror genre, drawing inspiration from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein. The horror-comedy starred Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks, as Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein. It’s worth noting that the younger Frankenstein pronounces the family name as “Fronkensteen” to distinguish himself from his ancestor, whose unorthodox experiments have disgraced the American scientist. When Frederick inherits his grandfather’s Transylvania castle, he wants to prove Victor was not insane. Alongside Igor (pronounced as “Eye-gore”), whose grandfather assisted Victor in the lab, the pair attempts to save the muddied Frankenstein name by creating their own monster. What could go wrong?\nRELATED:\nMel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal ‘Young Frankenstein’ Role\nThe black-and-white film also famously starred Peter Boyle as the monster, Marty Feldman as Igor, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, Madeline Kahn as Frederick’s fiancée and Teri Garr as Inga, among many others. Brooks played multiple characters, including voicing Victor Frankenstein.\nYoung Frankenstein\nis the latest of Brooks’ classics to be adapted in the 2020s. Hulu gave his 1981 film\nHistory of the World, Part 1\na sequel sketch comedy TV series treatment with\nHistory of the World, Part 2\n, starring Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Nick Kroll, with Brooks serving as the narrator and executive producing. Brooks’ out-of-this-universe 1987 feature\nSpaceballs\nhas a sequel film from Amazon MGM+ currently casting.\nRELATED:\nJosh Gad Had To Catch Mel Brooks Up On ‘Star Wars’ Franchise During ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Pitch\nYoung Frankenstein\nwas adapted as a Broadway musical, which debuted on November 8, 2007.\nA live musical event based on the musical\nwas in the works at ABC in 2020, but the network didn’t move forward.\nBrooks’ other popular films include\nBlazing Saddles\n(1974),\nHigh Anxiety\n(1977),\nLife Stinks\n(1991),\nRobin Hood: Men in Tights\n(1993),\nDracula: Dead and Loving It\n(1995) and\nThe Producers\n(1967 and 2005).\nSubscribe to Deadline\nGet our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.\nSign Up\nNewswire\nSite","attrs_markdown":"![an image, when javascript is unavailable](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p?c1=2&c2=6035310&c4=&cv=3.9&cj=1)\n\n[Skip to main 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It’s alive! A comedy series based on [Mel Brooks](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/mel-brooks\/)‘ classic 1974 film *[Young Frankenstein](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/young-frankenstein\/)* is nearing a pilot order at [FX](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/fx\/), Deadline has learned.\n\nBrooks is said to have given the project, titled *[Very Young Frankenstein](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/very-young-frankenstein\/)*, his blessing and will executive produce with a trio of creatives from FX’s *What We Do in the Shadows*: Stefani Robinson, who would serve as writer and showrunner; Taika Waititi, who would direct the pilot; and Garrett Basch. Also executive producing are Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter (*History of the World, Part 2*, *[Spaceballs 2](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/06\/spaceballs-sequel-josh-gad-mel-brooks-josh-greenbaum-1235977567\/)*) and *Young Frankenstein* producer Michael Gruskoff. [20th Television](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/20th-television\/) is the studio.\n\n### Related Stories\n[![Peter Boyle and Gene Hackman in 'Young Frankenstein' (1974)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Young-Frankenstein.jpg?w=300)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/mel-brooks-gene-hackman-perfect-young-frankenstein-performance-1236304967\/)\n\n[Obituaries](https:\/\/deadline.com\/category\/obituaries\/)\n\n### [Mel Brooks Recalls Gene Hackman’s “Perfect” ‘Young Frankenstein’ Performance: “I Was Over The Moon”](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/mel-brooks-gene-hackman-perfect-young-frankenstein-performance-1236304967\/)\n\n[![Mel Brooks](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2156851884.jpg?w=300)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/spaceballs-2-mel-brooks-returning-yogurt-1236431830\/)\n\n[Casting](https:\/\/deadline.com\/category\/casting\/)\n\n### [Mel Brooks To Reprise As Yogurt In Amazon MGM’s New ‘Spaceballs’ Movie](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/spaceballs-2-mel-brooks-returning-yogurt-1236431830\/)\n\nDetails regarding the reboot are under wraps. Here is the plot description: Inspired by Mel Brooks’ *Young Frankenstein*. Previously, on *What We Do in the Shadows*, Colin Robinson, a main character in the series, was turned into a baby who had to grow up all over again. Whether or not the show creatives have something similar in mind for *Very Young Frankenstein* is unknown. Casting for the pilot has yet to begin.\n\n### Watch on Deadline\nReps from FX and 20th Television declined to comment.\n\n![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MBDYOFR_EC002.jpg?w=300)\n\nGene Wilder and Peter Boyle in *Young Frankenstein*\n\n*Young Frankenstein* is a parody of the horror genre, drawing inspiration from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein. The horror-comedy starred Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks, as Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein. It’s worth noting that the younger Frankenstein pronounces the family name as “Fronkensteen” to distinguish himself from his ancestor, whose unorthodox experiments have disgraced the American scientist. When Frederick inherits his grandfather’s Transylvania castle, he wants to prove Victor was not insane. Alongside Igor (pronounced as “Eye-gore”), whose grandfather assisted Victor in the lab, the pair attempts to save the muddied Frankenstein name by creating their own monster. What could go wrong?\n\n**RELATED: [Mel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal ‘Young Frankenstein’ Role](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/10\/mel-brooks-teri-garr-young-frankenstein-1236162396\/)**\n\nThe black-and-white film also famously starred Peter Boyle as the monster, Marty Feldman as Igor, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, Madeline Kahn as Frederick’s fiancée and Teri Garr as Inga, among many others. Brooks played multiple characters, including voicing Victor Frankenstein.\n\n*Young Frankenstein* is the latest of Brooks’ classics to be adapted in the 2020s. Hulu gave his 1981 film *History of the World, Part 1* a sequel sketch comedy TV series treatment with *History of the World, Part 2*, starring Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Nick Kroll, with Brooks serving as the narrator and executive producing. Brooks’ out-of-this-universe 1987 feature *Spaceballs* has a sequel film from Amazon MGM+ currently casting.\n\n**RELATED: [Josh Gad Had To Catch Mel Brooks Up On ‘Star Wars’ Franchise During ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Pitch](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/01\/josh-gad-had-catch-mel-brooks-up-star-wars-franchise-spaceballs-sequel-pitch-1236246551\/)**\n\n*Young Frankenstein* was adapted as a Broadway musical, which debuted on November 8, 2007. [A live musical event based on the musical](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/01\/young-frankenstein-live-abc-mel-brooks-tca-announcement-fall-premiere-1202824439\/) was in the works at ABC in 2020, but the network didn’t move forward.\n\nBrooks’ other popular films include *Blazing Saddles* (1974), *High Anxiety* (1977), *Life Stinks* (1991), *Robin Hood: Men in Tights* (1993), *Dracula: Dead and Loving It* (1995) and *The Producers* (1967 and 2005).\n\n## Must Read Stories\nHide Articles\n\n- ### [Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer To Exit After Nine Years](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/channel-4-chief-content-ian-katz-to-exit-1236862846\/)\n  ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ian-katz-01.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1)\n- ### [‘Thelma & Louise’ Musical World Premiere Set For London’s Young Vic](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/thelma-louise-musical-premiere-london-young-vic-fall-1236862820\/)\n  ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Thelma-and-Louise-1.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1)\n- ### [Spielberg, Nolan Unspool New ‘Disclosure’ & ‘Odyssey’ Footage: CinemaCon](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/universal\/)\n  ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spielberg-Nolan-2-shot.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1)\n- ### [Producers Look To Future After Hungary Ditches Viktor Orban](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/hungary-peter-magyar-victory-tv-film-producers-future-1236858917\/)\n  ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Peter-Magyar.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1)\n\n## Read More About:\n- [20th Television](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/20th-television\/)\n- [FX](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/fx\/)\n- [Mel Brooks](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/mel-brooks\/)\n- [Very Young Frankenstein](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/very-young-frankenstein\/)\n- [Young Frankenstein](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/young-frankenstein\/)\n\n[9 Comments](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/young-frankenstein-reboot-series-mel-brooks-fx-1236442366\/#comments)\n\n## Subscribe to Deadline\nGet our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.\n\n[Sign Up](https:\/\/cloud.email.deadline.com\/signup)\n## 9 Comments\n- ANONYMOUS\n  \n  on June 26, 2025 10:29 am\n  \n  Maybe before that , They should make Young Frankenstein available for streaming\/purchase , somewhere …… anywhere.\n  - Waldemar Brooks\n    \n    on June 26, 2025 12:32 pm\n    \n    If only there was a way to obtain movies outside of normal streaming platforms..hmmm\n    - Steven\n      \n      on June 26, 2025 3:30 pm\n      \n      That’s illegal. ;P\n- john\n  \n  on June 26, 2025 10:21 am\n  \n  only blazing saddles was funnier\n- We Did It\n  \n  on June 26, 2025 4:15 am\n  \n  Yes, this feels like something to mess with\\!\n- Anonymous\n  \n  on June 25, 2025 10:34 pm\n  \n  Please, god no. Don’t give this monster life.\n- huh\n  \n  on June 25, 2025 8:21 pm\n  \n  This feels like a HULU broad comedy and not an FX show.\n  \n  But what do I know?\\!\n  - Anonymous\n    \n    on June 26, 2025 4:24 am\n    \n    Yeah, FX comedies are best known for their dry, subtle wit… like Always Sunny.\n\n[Older Comments →](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/young-frankenstein-reboot-series-mel-brooks-fx-1236442366\/comment-page-2\/#comments)\n## Sidebar\n### Trending on Deadline\n- [1 'NCIS' Gets New York Spinoff Series: LL Cool J Returns As Agent Sam Hanna, Scott Caan Also Stars ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ncis-new-york.png?w=150)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/ncis-new-york-spinoff-series-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-1236861881\/)\n- [2 CBS Fall 2026 Schedule: Fewer Comedies, FBI Block & ‘Elsbeth’ Shift; ‘Ghosts’ & ‘Matlock’ Held For Midseason ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cbs-fbi-elsbeth-matlock-ghosts.jpg?w=150)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/cbs-2026-27-schedule-fbi-block-elsbeth-shift-ghosts-1236861873\/)\n- [3 'Spaceballs 2' Gets Official Title At CinemaCon; Rick Moranis Makes Appearance Alongside Co-Stars, Director Josh Greenbaum ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spaceballs_Comp-23.jpg?w=150)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/spaceballs-2-sets-title-cinemacon-1236861444\/)\n- [4 CBS Boss On Why Network Went With 'NCIS: New York' And Not 'Tony & Ziva' For Next Season ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ncis-tony-ziva-ll-cool-j.jpg?w=150)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/cbs-ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-tony-and-ziva-cancellation-1236862229\/)\n- [5 Erika Eleniak Set To Reprise 'Baywatch' Role Of Shauni McClain In Fox's Sequel Series ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Erika-Eleniak-baywatch.jpg?w=150)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/erika-eleniak-baywatch-shauni-mcclain-fox-1236862298\/)\n- [6 Demi Moore Joins Charlize Theron & Julia Garner In Amazon MGM Thriller 'Tyrant' ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-15-at-9.32.36%E2%80%AFAM.png?w=150)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/demi-moore-joins-tyrant-thriller-amazon-charlize-theron-1236861743\/)\n- [7 Amazon MGM Studios Offers First Look At Henry Cavill In New 'Highlander' - CinemaCon ![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Henry-Cavill-Highlander.jpg?w=150)](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/highlander-henry-cavill-cinemacon-1236862582\/)\n- [8 'Scrubs' EP Aseem Batra On Dr. Cox's Prognosis, Season 2 Bringing Back Beloved Feature & More OG Characters - Paging Dr. Kelso... 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A comedy series based on [Mel Brooks](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/mel-brooks\/)‘ classic 1974 film *[Young Frankenstein](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/young-frankenstein\/)* is nearing a pilot order at [FX](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/fx\/), Deadline has learned.\n\nBrooks is said to have given the project, titled *[Very Young Frankenstein](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/very-young-frankenstein\/)*, his blessing and will executive produce with a trio of creatives from FX’s *What We Do in the Shadows*: Stefani Robinson, who would serve as writer and showrunner; Taika Waititi, who would direct the pilot; and Garrett Basch. Also executive producing are Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter (*History of the World, Part 2*, *[Spaceballs 2](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/06\/spaceballs-sequel-josh-gad-mel-brooks-josh-greenbaum-1235977567\/)*) and *Young Frankenstein* producer Michael Gruskoff. [20th Television](https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/20th-television\/) is the studio.\n\nDetails regarding the reboot are under wraps. Here is the plot description: Inspired by Mel Brooks’ *Young Frankenstein*. Previously, on *What We Do in the Shadows*, Colin Robinson, a main character in the series, was turned into a baby who had to grow up all over again. Whether or not the show creatives have something similar in mind for *Very Young Frankenstein* is unknown. Casting for the pilot has yet to begin.\n\nReps from FX and 20th Television declined to comment.\n\n![](https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MBDYOFR_EC002.jpg?w=300)\n\nGene Wilder and Peter Boyle in *Young Frankenstein*\n\n*Young Frankenstein* is a parody of the horror genre, drawing inspiration from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein. The horror-comedy starred Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks, as Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein. It’s worth noting that the younger Frankenstein pronounces the family name as “Fronkensteen” to distinguish himself from his ancestor, whose unorthodox experiments have disgraced the American scientist. When Frederick inherits his grandfather’s Transylvania castle, he wants to prove Victor was not insane. Alongside Igor (pronounced as “Eye-gore”), whose grandfather assisted Victor in the lab, the pair attempts to save the muddied Frankenstein name by creating their own monster. What could go wrong?\n\n**RELATED: [Mel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal ‘Young Frankenstein’ Role](https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/10\/mel-brooks-teri-garr-young-frankenstein-1236162396\/)**\n\nThe black-and-white film also famously starred Peter Boyle as the monster, Marty Feldman as Igor, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, Madeline Kahn as Frederick’s fiancée and Teri Garr as Inga, among many others. 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Boilerpipe Text	Skip to main content ‘Very Young Frankenstein’ Series From Mel Brooks, ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Team Nears FX Pilot Order From left: Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi and Mel Brooks; Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder in 'Young Frankenstein' Getty/Everett EXCLUSIVE: 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, titled Very Young Frankenstein , his blessing and will executive produce with a trio of creatives from FX’s What We Do in the Shadows : Stefani Robinson, who would serve as writer and showrunner; Taika Waititi, who would direct the pilot; and Garrett Basch. Also executive producing are Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter ( History of the World, Part 2 , Spaceballs 2 ) and Young Frankenstein producer Michael Gruskoff. 20th Television is the studio. Details regarding the reboot are under wraps. Here is the plot description: Inspired by Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein . Previously, on What We Do in the Shadows , Colin Robinson, a main character in the series, was turned into a baby who had to grow up all over again. Whether or not the show creatives have something similar in mind for Very Young Frankenstein is unknown. Casting for the pilot has yet to begin. Reps from FX and 20th Television declined to comment. Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein is a parody of the horror genre, drawing inspiration from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein. The horror-comedy starred Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks, as Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein. It’s worth noting that the younger Frankenstein pronounces the family name as “Fronkensteen” to distinguish himself from his ancestor, whose unorthodox experiments have disgraced the American scientist. When Frederick inherits his grandfather’s Transylvania castle, he wants to prove Victor was not insane. Alongside Igor (pronounced as “Eye-gore”), whose grandfather assisted Victor in the lab, the pair attempts to save the muddied Frankenstein name by creating their own monster. What could go wrong? RELATED: Mel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal ‘Young Frankenstein’ Role The black-and-white film also famously starred Peter Boyle as the monster, Marty Feldman as Igor, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, Madeline Kahn as Frederick’s fiancée and Teri Garr as Inga, among many others. Brooks played multiple characters, including voicing Victor Frankenstein. Young Frankenstein is the latest of Brooks’ classics to be adapted in the 2020s. Hulu gave his 1981 film History of the World, Part 1 a sequel sketch comedy TV series treatment with History of the World, Part 2 , starring Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Nick Kroll, with Brooks serving as the narrator and executive producing. Brooks’ out-of-this-universe 1987 feature Spaceballs has a sequel film from Amazon MGM+ currently casting. RELATED: Josh Gad Had To Catch Mel Brooks Up On ‘Star Wars’ Franchise During ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Pitch Young Frankenstein was adapted as a Broadway musical, which debuted on November 8, 2007. A live musical event based on the musical was in the works at ABC in 2020, but the network didn’t move forward. Brooks’ other popular films include Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) and The Producers (1967 and 2005). Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. Sign Up Newswire Site
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It’s alive! A comedy series based on [Mel Brooks](https://deadline.com/tag/mel-brooks/)‘ classic 1974 film [Young Frankenstein](https://deadline.com/tag/young-frankenstein/) is nearing a pilot order at [FX](https://deadline.com/tag/fx/), Deadline has learned. Brooks is said to have given the project, titled [Very Young Frankenstein](https://deadline.com/tag/very-young-frankenstein/), his blessing and will executive produce with a trio of creatives from FX’s What We Do in the Shadows: Stefani Robinson, who would serve as writer and showrunner; Taika Waititi, who would direct the pilot; and Garrett Basch. Also executive producing are Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter (History of the World, Part 2, [Spaceballs 2](https://deadline.com/2024/06/spaceballs-sequel-josh-gad-mel-brooks-josh-greenbaum-1235977567/)) and Young Frankenstein producer Michael Gruskoff. [20th Television](https://deadline.com/tag/20th-television/) is the studio. ### Related Stories [![Peter Boyle and Gene Hackman in 'Young Frankenstein' (1974)](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Young-Frankenstein.jpg?w=300)](https://deadline.com/2025/02/mel-brooks-gene-hackman-perfect-young-frankenstein-performance-1236304967/) [Obituaries](https://deadline.com/category/obituaries/) ### [Mel Brooks Recalls Gene Hackman’s “Perfect” ‘Young Frankenstein’ Performance: “I Was Over The Moon”](https://deadline.com/2025/02/mel-brooks-gene-hackman-perfect-young-frankenstein-performance-1236304967/) [![Mel Brooks](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2156851884.jpg?w=300)](https://deadline.com/2025/06/spaceballs-2-mel-brooks-returning-yogurt-1236431830/) [Casting](https://deadline.com/category/casting/) ### [Mel Brooks To Reprise As Yogurt In Amazon MGM’s New ‘Spaceballs’ Movie](https://deadline.com/2025/06/spaceballs-2-mel-brooks-returning-yogurt-1236431830/) Details regarding the reboot are under wraps. Here is the plot description: Inspired by Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. Previously, on What We Do in the Shadows, Colin Robinson, a main character in the series, was turned into a baby who had to grow up all over again. Whether or not the show creatives have something similar in mind for Very Young Frankenstein is unknown. Casting for the pilot has yet to begin. ### Watch on Deadline Reps from FX and 20th Television declined to comment. ![](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MBDYOFR_EC002.jpg?w=300) Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein is a parody of the horror genre, drawing inspiration from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein. The horror-comedy starred Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks, as Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein. It’s worth noting that the younger Frankenstein pronounces the family name as “Fronkensteen” to distinguish himself from his ancestor, whose unorthodox experiments have disgraced the American scientist. When Frederick inherits his grandfather’s Transylvania castle, he wants to prove Victor was not insane. Alongside Igor (pronounced as “Eye-gore”), whose grandfather assisted Victor in the lab, the pair attempts to save the muddied Frankenstein name by creating their own monster. What could go wrong? RELATED: [Mel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal ‘Young Frankenstein’ Role](https://deadline.com/2024/10/mel-brooks-teri-garr-young-frankenstein-1236162396/) The black-and-white film also famously starred Peter Boyle as the monster, Marty Feldman as Igor, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, Madeline Kahn as Frederick’s fiancée and Teri Garr as Inga, among many others. Brooks played multiple characters, including voicing Victor Frankenstein. Young Frankenstein is the latest of Brooks’ classics to be adapted in the 2020s. Hulu gave his 1981 film History of the World, Part 1 a sequel sketch comedy TV series treatment with History of the World, Part 2, starring Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Nick Kroll, with Brooks serving as the narrator and executive producing. Brooks’ out-of-this-universe 1987 feature Spaceballs has a sequel film from Amazon MGM+ currently casting. RELATED: [Josh Gad Had To Catch Mel Brooks Up On ‘Star Wars’ Franchise During ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Pitch](https://deadline.com/2025/01/josh-gad-had-catch-mel-brooks-up-star-wars-franchise-spaceballs-sequel-pitch-1236246551/) Young Frankenstein was adapted as a Broadway musical, which debuted on November 8, 2007. [A live musical event based on the musical](https://deadline.com/2020/01/young-frankenstein-live-abc-mel-brooks-tca-announcement-fall-premiere-1202824439/) was in the works at ABC in 2020, but the network didn’t move forward. 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[Sign Up](https://cloud.email.deadline.com/signup) ## 9 Comments - ANONYMOUS on June 26, 2025 10:29 am Maybe before that , They should make Young Frankenstein available for streaming/purchase , somewhere …… anywhere. - Waldemar Brooks on June 26, 2025 12:32 pm If only there was a way to obtain movies outside of normal streaming platforms..hmmm - Steven on June 26, 2025 3:30 pm That’s illegal. ;P - john on June 26, 2025 10:21 am only blazing saddles was funnier - We Did It on June 26, 2025 4:15 am Yes, this feels like something to mess with\! - Anonymous on June 25, 2025 10:34 pm Please, god no. Don’t give this monster life. - huh on June 25, 2025 8:21 pm This feels like a HULU broad comedy and not an FX show. But what do I know?\! - Anonymous on June 26, 2025 4:24 am Yeah, FX comedies are best known for their dry, subtle wit… like Always Sunny. 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Readable Markdown	[Skip to main content](https://deadline.com/2025/06/young-frankenstein-reboot-series-mel-brooks-fx-1236442366/#pagetop) ## ‘Very Young Frankenstein’ Series From Mel Brooks, ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Team Nears FX Pilot Order ![](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Rosy-Cordero-.jpg?w=193&h=193&crop=1) !['Very Young Frankenstein' from Mel Brooks & Taika Waititi nears FX pilot order](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MEl-Brooks.jpg?w=681&h=383&crop=1) From left: Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi and Mel Brooks; Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder in 'Young Frankenstein' Getty/Everett EXCLUSIVE: It’s alive! It’s alive! A comedy series based on [Mel Brooks](https://deadline.com/tag/mel-brooks/)‘ classic 1974 film [Young Frankenstein](https://deadline.com/tag/young-frankenstein/) is nearing a pilot order at [FX](https://deadline.com/tag/fx/), Deadline has learned. Brooks is said to have given the project, titled [Very Young Frankenstein](https://deadline.com/tag/very-young-frankenstein/), his blessing and will executive produce with a trio of creatives from FX’s What We Do in the Shadows: Stefani Robinson, who would serve as writer and showrunner; Taika Waititi, who would direct the pilot; and Garrett Basch. Also executive producing are Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter (History of the World, Part 2, [Spaceballs 2](https://deadline.com/2024/06/spaceballs-sequel-josh-gad-mel-brooks-josh-greenbaum-1235977567/)) and Young Frankenstein producer Michael Gruskoff. [20th Television](https://deadline.com/tag/20th-television/) is the studio. Details regarding the reboot are under wraps. Here is the plot description: Inspired by Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. Previously, on What We Do in the Shadows, Colin Robinson, a main character in the series, was turned into a baby who had to grow up all over again. Whether or not the show creatives have something similar in mind for Very Young Frankenstein is unknown. Casting for the pilot has yet to begin. Reps from FX and 20th Television declined to comment. ![](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MBDYOFR_EC002.jpg?w=300) Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein is a parody of the horror genre, drawing inspiration from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein. The horror-comedy starred Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks, as Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein. It’s worth noting that the younger Frankenstein pronounces the family name as “Fronkensteen” to distinguish himself from his ancestor, whose unorthodox experiments have disgraced the American scientist. When Frederick inherits his grandfather’s Transylvania castle, he wants to prove Victor was not insane. Alongside Igor (pronounced as “Eye-gore”), whose grandfather assisted Victor in the lab, the pair attempts to save the muddied Frankenstein name by creating their own monster. What could go wrong? RELATED: [Mel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal ‘Young Frankenstein’ Role](https://deadline.com/2024/10/mel-brooks-teri-garr-young-frankenstein-1236162396/) The black-and-white film also famously starred Peter Boyle as the monster, Marty Feldman as Igor, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher, Madeline Kahn as Frederick’s fiancée and Teri Garr as Inga, among many others. Brooks played multiple characters, including voicing Victor Frankenstein. Young Frankenstein is the latest of Brooks’ classics to be adapted in the 2020s. Hulu gave his 1981 film History of the World, Part 1 a sequel sketch comedy TV series treatment with History of the World, Part 2, starring Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes and Nick Kroll, with Brooks serving as the narrator and executive producing. Brooks’ out-of-this-universe 1987 feature Spaceballs has a sequel film from Amazon MGM+ currently casting. RELATED: [Josh Gad Had To Catch Mel Brooks Up On ‘Star Wars’ Franchise During ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Pitch](https://deadline.com/2025/01/josh-gad-had-catch-mel-brooks-up-star-wars-franchise-spaceballs-sequel-pitch-1236246551/) Young Frankenstein was adapted as a Broadway musical, which debuted on November 8, 2007. [A live musical event based on the musical](https://deadline.com/2020/01/young-frankenstein-live-abc-mel-brooks-tca-announcement-fall-premiere-1202824439/) was in the works at ABC in 2020, but the network didn’t move forward. Brooks’ other popular films include Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) and The Producers (1967 and 2005). ## Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. [Sign Up](https://cloud.email.deadline.com/signup) ## Newswire ## Site
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