 The concept for this telefilm was originally developed by  Dean R. Koontz (qv) and collaborator Kevin Anderson, and intended  as a television series. When USA Networks joined the project as  production company and distributor, Koontz signed on as screenwriter  and executive producer. Martin Scorsese (qv) also signed on as  executive producer, and a cast (most of whom were in the final  product) was assembled. Following creative disputes between USA and  Koontz, both Koontz and Scorsese left the project (Scorsese was  later convinced to return). Koontz and Anderson later developed the  concept into a series of novels (as "Dean Koontz Frankenstein"),  but Koontz allowed USA to use the names of his characters as long as  they altered the plot and removed his name from all consideration.