'Alcatraz' Co-Creator Liz Sarnoff Steps Lower as Showrunner

A large change is happening behind the curtain at Fox's midseason drama Alcatraz.our editor recommendsComic-Disadvantage 2011: 'Alcatraz' Will 'Embrace' Its Resemblance of 'Lost,' States Executive Producer'Alcatraz': 'Lost's' Jack Bender Joins as Air, Director Co-creator Liz Sarnoff, who had been becoming a professional producer and showrunner from the ambitious series, is walking lower from her publish. Rather, Cold Caseand Chase executive producerJennifer Manley and Miami Vice and Fracture writerDaniel Pyne happen to be drawn on to consider over day-to-day showrunning responsibilities. Sarnoff (Lost, Deadwood) is anticipated to get the title of executive consultant on Alcatraz. Captured, Sarnoff and company made the visit to Comic-Disadvantage in North Park to tout their new show, drawing evaluations to a different serialized effort which had a similarly complex premise: Lost. "This show comes with an incredibly aggressive story engine. There's likely to be a theif to trap each week. ... You want to answer the questions. It's about mixing individuals things and [fitting them] into 1 hour of television," stated Sarnoff in This summer. The Warner Bros. TV and Bad Robot-created drama focuses on several inmates jailed on Alcatraz island who start coming back in modern-day Bay Area. Sarah Johnson, Jorge Garcia, Parminder Nagra, Jeffrey Pierce, Robert Forster and Mike Neill co-star. Though no official premiere date continues to be looking for Alcatraz, the hourlong will air within the Monday at 9 p.m. time slot. Related Subjects Alcatraz