'The Munsters', 'Mockingbird Lane', and New Cast

A revamp is heading your way. 'The Munsters', the famous series that focused on a family of monsters living in suburban America, is being remade by NBC.

The original starred Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster, the mother of the family, and Fred Gwynne as her husband Herman Munster. There is also a grandfather, a son, and a niece, who all live in the family's creepy home. The sitcom ran for 70 episodes in the 1960s, and can still be seen in syndication.

A spin-off series, 'The Munsters Today', ran for 72 episodes from 1988 until 1991.

The new show, currently titled 'Mockingbird Lane', is being developed for NBC. Bryan Fuller, who created 'Pushing Daisies', is attached.

Here is the current cast:

Portia de Rossi as Lily

Jerry O'Connell as Herman

Jerry O'Connell as Herman

Mason Cook as Eddie

Charity Wakefield as Marilyn

Mariana Klaveno was originally cast to play Lily, but was in second position due to 'Devious Maids'. Although that show was not picked up by ABC, it is still being shopped to networks (particuarly Lifetime) and she could not get out of her contract. De Rossi was originally in the pilot for 'The Smart One', a show that would have been produced by her wife, Ellen DeGeneres' company, but it was passed over by ABC.

'Mockingbird Lane' differs from 'The Munsters' as it is being promoted as a one-hour drama with comedic elements, as opposed to the original which was a half-hour comedy.