J.J. Abrams Working on Comedy for Fox THR

J.J. Abrams will try half-hour comedy for his next TV project, which is also at Fox, where his sci-fi drama “Fringe” is in its second season, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The untitled new project, written by Mike Markowitz (“Becker”), is a comedic medical show but other details are being kept quiet.

The multi-talented, multi-hyphenate Abrams has also been responsible for such movies as "Star Trek" and the last "Mission Impossible," and such TV series as "Alias," "Lost," and "Fringe."

--Elizabeth Jensen