M. Night Shyamalan is directing a live-action scripted Magic 8 Ball series written by Brad Falchuk, the Sixth Sense director and Mattel, the toy maker that manufactures the Magic 8 Ball, announced on Monday.

M. Night Shyamalan will direct a TV show based on the Magic 8 Ball toy. 'Glee' creator Brad Falchuk wrote the pilot.

Shyamalan, who grew up in the Penn Valley section of Lower Merion and now lives with his family on an estate in Willistown, Chester County, teased the series via an Instagram post of the screenplay for the pilot episode. A Magic 8 Ball rests atop it.

Acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and American Horror Story's Brad Falchuk are developing a high-concept, supernatural drama TV series based on the classic Magic 8 Ball toy. Following Barbie's success,

M. Night Shyamalan is going to be shaking things up as he is bringing the mysterious Magic 8 Ball to life in a live-action TV series. The filmmaker is joining forces with Brad Falchuk , the creative mind behind Glee ,