"Brothers & Sisters" duo joins "Fringe"
THR EXCLUSIVE
By Nellie Andreeva
March 31, 2010


Former "Brothers & Sisters" showrunners Monica Breen and Alison Schapker have joined Fox's "Fringe", reuniting them with J.J. Abrams.

Breen and Schapker will serve as co-executive producers on "Fringe", which recently was renewed for a third season.



Breen and Schapker worked on Abrams' ABC series "Alias" and "Lost" before segueing to "Brothers" in 2007.

In addition to working on the Warner Bros. TV-produced "Fringe", co-created and executive produced by Abrams, the two also will develop for the studio, most likely through Abrams' WBTV-based Bad Robot.


"Fringe" is exec produced by Abrams, showrunner Jeff Pinkner, Bryan Burk and J.H. Wyman.



The WME-repped Breen and Schapker served as showrunners on "Brothers" for season 3 and part of season 4 before stepping down in November, when David Marshall Grant took over the ABC family drama.

The duo continued on the show throughout this season as executive producers/writers.

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