A comedy series based on the Mel Brooks classic 1974 film Young Frankenstein, titled “Very Young Frankenstein,” is nearing a pilot order from FX.

Brooks himself is has given the series his blessing and will executive produce.

The new series hails from a trio of creative minds behind FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows”: Stefani Robinson, the writer and showrunner for the new series; Taika Waititi, attached to direct the pilot; and Garrett Basch. All three will executive produce alongside Mel Brooks.

“Inspired by Mel Brooks’s 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.”

Also executive producing are Brooks’ producing partner Kevin Salter (History of the World, Part 2, Spaceballs 2) and Young Frankenstein producer Michael Gruskoff.

Deadline first reported on the series.