Zak Penn

Profession

Writer, Script department, Producer, Actor, Director

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Review: A Bold Premise Still Can't Make This Big Bang Theory Spin-Off Essential

The sci-fi comedy about TBBT supporting characters takes a big swing but fails to connect

Wed, Jul 22, 2026

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Review: A Bold Premise Still Can't Make This Big Bang Theory Spin-Off Essential

Syfy Picks Up Alphas

Syfy has picked up Alphas, a drama starring David Strathairn, TVGuide.com has confirmed. The network has ordered 11 episodes of the project, in addition to the pilot, which revolves around a team of ordinary citizens with extraordinary mental abilities. Known as Alphas, they...

Wed, Dec 8, 2010

Lost Director Jack Bender to Helm Syfy's Alphas Pilot

Jack Bender, Lost's primary director, has signed on to helm Syfy's new pilot Alphas, the network announced on Monday. Check out our recap of the series finale of Lost Alphas is about...

Mon, May 24, 2010

Lost Director Jack Bender to Helm Syfy's Alphas Pilot

New TV: Mark Burnett's Dueling Dads, and More

Mark Burnett has set up at NBC My Dad is Better than Your Dad, a game show in which fathers face off in stunt-driven challenges, Variety reports.... FX has given Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy a series commitment for Queen B, a workplace drama centered on a female CEO who grooms a young girl in her ruthless image.... Homicide's Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson are reteaming for the NBC pilot The Philanthropist, a series that sound a bit like The Equalizer.... After a fierce bidding war, ABC has ordered six episodes of Section 8, a drama penned by X-Men 3's Zak Penn and described as a blend of House, X-Men and The X-Files. OK.... ABC is teaming with hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams and filmmaker McG on Limelight, a drama set at a performing arts-school.

Thu, Sep 27, 2007

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