Angel writer Jeffrey Bell has been hired as showrunner for Harper's Island, the serialised horror drama in production in the US.

Bell was also co-executive producer for Angel and a writer on Alias. Jon Turteltaub, who directed the pilot of Harper's, will also executive produce.

A series of the show, which is currently being recast, is being made for CBS. Only Irish actress Elaine Cassidy will be carried over from the pilot.