Joss Whedon is set to return to TV with "The Nevers," an epic science fiction series from HBO.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the "Avengers" director will serve as showrunner for the series.
The show is billed to be an epic science fiction drama, featuring a group of Victorian women with unusual abilities and their adventures.
Whedon is famous for creating shows like "Firefly" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
"I honestly couldn't be more excited. 'The Nevers' is maybe the most ambitious narrative I've created, and I can't imagine a better home for it than HBO. Not only are they the masters of cinematic long-form, but their instant understanding of my odd, intimate epic was as emotional as it was incisive," Whedon said in a statement.
"It's been too long since I created an entirely new fictional world, and the HBO team offer not just scope and experience, not just 'prestige,' but a passionate collaboration. I could go on, but I'm impatiently grateful to say I have work to do," he added.
HBO acquired the show after a bidding war with Netflix and gave it a direct-to-series order.
"We have long been fans of the incredibly talented and prolific Joss Whedon and we can't think of a better project than 'The Nevers' with which to welcome him to the HBO family.
"We look forward to meeting the strange, multifaceted characters of 'The Nevers,' to learn their stories, see them in action and share them with our viewers. We're honoured that Joss chose HBO as the place to build his ambitious new world and we are excited to get started," HBO programming president Casey Bloys said.
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