Fringe is a television series developed by J.J. Abrams for FOX. It is the fourth series co-created by Abrams (Felicity, Alias, Lost) and also his fourth collaboration with co-creators Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is produced by Bad Robot in association with Warner Bros. Television. The plot deals with a research scientist named Walter Bishop (who Orci describes as "Frankenstein mixed with Albert Einstein"), his son, and a female FBI agent who brings them back together. The show is described as a cross between The X-Files, Altered States, and The Twilight Zone. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX. A pre-air version of the pilot was screened in its entirety for fans at Comic-Con 2008. The television show has spawned a series of comic books and novels that expand on the mythology of the series.

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