Mel Brooks' Monster Mashup: What a Prequel Series Means for TV Comedy The news that FX is picking up Very Young Frankenstein, a prequel series to the 1974 comedy starring Gene Wilder, may have been met with enthusiasm from fans of the Mel Brooks universe.
However, closer inspection reveals a more complex story about the evolving nature of television comedy.
Very Young Frankenstein is being developed by the same team behind What We Do in the Shadows (WWITS), another FX/Hulu series that successfully adapted a cult movie for TV.