Javier Grillo-Marxuach Signs on to Day One

“Just hired Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Erik Oleson, and Angela Kang as writers on DAY ONE! More announcements soon!”

– Jesse Alexander via Twitter

Day One is NBC’s new apocalyptal aftermath series helmed by Heroes and Lost producer Jesse Alexander.

The story follows a band of eclectic neighbors from the same apartment building in Los Angeles who are forced to ban together in order to survive. Now they’ve got some hefty talent backing them up in the form of Javier Grillo-Marxuach (seen here with his friends from Lost) the creative genius behind the underrated Middleman series along with Erik Oleson from E-Ring and The Agency. Sounds like this show’s survival chances just went up a notch.

And speaking of The Middleman, Grillo-Marxuach announced on his blog that the DVD would be ready for release sometime this summer. If you’re a fan, and you really should be, check out the Shout! Factory website for the evolution of the DVD cover art. It’s all good stuff.

Photo: William Mapother, Mira Furlan, Jorge Garcia and Javier Grillo-Marxuach attend the Official “Lost” Fan Convention held at the Burbank Airport Hilton and Towers in Burbank, California on June 11, 2005 (Pictured:William Mapother, Mira Furlan, Jorge Garcia, Javier Grillo-Marxuach). Photo By Baxter/ABACA.

Source: Newscom