Fox Greenlights The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Warner Brothers TV has set David Nutter to direct the pilot for The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Fox Broadcasting made a pilot commitment last fall, picking up the script from executive producer Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds). Kassar and Vajna will also executive produce. Casting will begin immediately, with filming expected to commence early next year in New Mexico.

Nutter, whose last 12 pilots have all been picked up to series, also will serve as executive producer. Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar’s C2 Pictures, which produced the most recent Terminator feature, is producing with Warner Brothers TV.

The new installment in the Terminator franchise revolves around Connor and her savior son, John Connor. The series will explore what happened to Sarah Connor after the end of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, when the character went on the run.