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It's been four months since the exciting news was announced that Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories was to return via Apple's streaming service and it's only taken that time for show runner Bryan Fuller to walk away from the project.  According to THR  what was the reason for the walk?  Well, it seems Fuller wanted to do what all the other current reboots and remakes have in common.  He wanted to make it a darker show more suitable for adults.  Apple wanted to keep the show family friendly with ten episodes green lit and costing approximately $5 million per episode. Thankfully the show is still going ahead with Bones creator, Hart Hanson taking over from Fuller.  Scrap that last bit.  It's just been announced that Hart Hanson has also walked away from the project.  We will keep you updated. What an amazing story. Rob Wainfur @thebeardedtrio The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lo...

Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories is set to return thanks to a deal struck up with Apple who continue to expand their ambitions of being a serious contender with popular streaming services such as Netflix. Expect 10 episodes but at the moment we have no confirmation yet on what Spielberg's involvement will be.  In the original series Steven Spielberg directed a couple of episodes and had writing credits to 28 episodes.  What we do know however is Star Trek Discovery's Bryan Fuller is on board and it seems will play a major role in the revival of Amazing Stories. The deal was struck between NBCUniversal and Apple last month.  NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said Tuesday in a statement: "It’s wonderful to be reunited with our colleagues Zack [Van Amburg] and Jamie [Erlicht] in their new capacity at Apple...We love being at the forefront of Apple's investment in scripted programming, and can't think of a better property than Spielberg'...