ABC has snagged the tentatively titled “Monstropolis“, a new horror drama that is written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the duo who were behind Saw IV and Saw V. The show, which is being produced by Aaron Kaplan, has landed at ABC after a lengthy bidding war and has been given a big put pilot commitment. A “put pilot” is a show that is guaranteed to air on-network. If it does not air, there is often a rather heft penalty to the studio.
According to Deadline, “Monstropolis” imagines a world where monsters and humans co-exist.
In Monstropolis, monsters are real, living amongst the humans in the city of New Manhattan (aka Monstropolis). But now someone is killing monsters, and it is up to one disgraced detective to stop the killer… or become the next victim.
Melton & Dunstan are currently working on Halloween Returns, with plans for Dunstan to direct. More information on that can be found here.
No other information has been released on “Monstropolis” but we’ll be sure to keep a close eye on this project.