32 Years Later, a ‘Stranger Things’ Star Reunites With Mel Brooks for New Comedy Reboot Series

Mel Brooks is reuniting with an old friend for his new TV series Very Young Frankenstein . Cary Elwes , who starred in Brooks' 1993 spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights , will appear in the TV spin-off of Brooks' horror comedy classic Young Frankenstein . No plot details about the new FX TV series have yet been revealed.

According to reports , Elwes will play the President of the United States. It's an ironic role for Elwes, as the London-born actor noted in Brooks' Men in Tights that "unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with a British accent," an allusion to Kevin Costner 's California-inflected performance in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves . The series will also serve as a reunion for the behind-the-scenes creatives of FX's What We Do in the Shadows