Bryan Cranston to star in new Black Mirror-type Channel 4 series based on the works of Philip K Dick

The ten-part anthology series will come from the showrunner behind Battlestar Galactica and Outlander

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The news that Bryan Cranston is producing and starring in a brand new anthology series is an exciting prospect, bolstered even further by the fact it'll be based on the works of sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick.

In a move that is sure to free up the slot left by the newly-departed Black Mirror - who left the shores of UK television for Netflix seas - Cranston's series will be a collaboration between Sony Pictures Television and Channel 4.

Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K. Dick will be a 10-parter based on the award-winning author's short story collection with each episode offering a unique standalone story.

The creative team behind the project are as impressive as you'd hope: executive producing and writing will be Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) and Michael Dinner (Justified, Masters of Sex) while Breaking Bad actor Cranston will be on producing and acting duties.

Dick is the famous writer of material that influenced high-profile film and television projects, including A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? which was the basis behind Ridley Scott classic Blade Runner. Amazon Prime series The Man in the High Castle is also one of his stories.

Cranston said: "This is an electric dream come true. We are so thrilled to be able to explore and expand upon the evergreen themes found in the incredible work of this literary master."

The actor will next be seen in cartel thriller The Infiltrator and HBO film All the Way in which he reprises the role of President Lyndon B. Johnson for which he won a Tony award in 2014.