Bryan Fuller Also Moving On, Signing Two Year Deal with studio
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bryan Fuller, creator of Pushing Daisies is ready to sign a two year contract with Universal Media Studios, effectively opening doors for him to join the creative team of Heroes beginning with its third season’s Episode 20.
“Pushing Daisies” creator/executive producer Bryan Fuller is close to a two-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios.
Under the seven-figure pact, Fuller will rejoin the UMS-produced drama “Heroes,” which he left after the first season to launch ABC/WBTV’s “Daisies,” and will develop new projects for the studio.
Fuller, who is wrapping postproduction on the final episodes of “Daisies’ ” 13-episode second-season order, is expected to officially come on board “Heroes” starting with Episode 20.
His exact role on the sci-fi drama has not been determined, but he is expected to play a key role in the writers room alongside “Heroes” creator/executive producer/showrunner Tim Kring.
After the end of the season, Fuller might continue on “Heroes” or join another UMS-produced series while also developing his own projects.
“Heroes” has had a rough start to its third season following a nine-month WGA strike-imposed hiatus, with ratings declining and fans griping about the show’s creative direction.
Two co-exec producers, Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander, were let go last month.
Fuller, who was a strong creative voice on the much lauded and high-rated first season of “Heroes,” could help in the show’s effort to regain the spark of that freshman year, when it was more accessible and had broader appeal.
After a promising start last fall when it was the best-reviewed new series, “Daisies” also became a casualty of the strike, struggling to regain momentum this season after being sidelined for nine months. The pilot for the show earned Endeavor-repped Fuller a writing Emmy nomination.
Known for his quirky brand of darkly comedic fantasy series, Fuller also created “Dead Like Me” and “Wonderfalls.”
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