T.J. Scott directed and . Scott is an acclaimed director of scifi and fantasy films and television. His directions include episodes of La Femme Nikita, Andromeda, Xena: Warrior Princess, Kung Fu, and the RoboCop series. In an interview, Scott said that "his work on the new series which will give a whole new look and feel and bring it well into the 21st Century mindset -- less camp and a more serious take on the idea of despotism and survival, with just a tad of a homage from time to time to the 1980s film and 1930s film serial."