Bryan Cranston to star in Philip K. Dick 'Electric Dreams' TV anthology - CNET

"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston is set to star in a 10-part sci-fi series, based on the stories of celebrated sci-fi visionary Philip K. Dick.

The Oscar-nominated actor will also serve as executive producer on the series. UK broadcaster Channel 4 is partnering with Sony Pictures Television on the project, whose full title will be "Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K. Dick." Each episode will serve as a standalone story, adapting the short stories of Dick, who died in 1982 at age 53, having contributed such legendary sci-fi tales as "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" (which was adapted into 1982's iconic film "Blade Runner"), "The Man in the High Castle" and "A Scanner Darkly".

Ronald D. Moore, who developed the rebo "Battlestar Galactica" series, will serve as writer and executive producer on the new programme. In a statement Moore said, "As a long-time fan of Philip K. Dick's work, it's a tremendous honour and thrill to be part of this series.

"His short stories are a treasure-trove of material for artists to draw from and I think this will be a very exciting project."

Channel 4 told CNET that with production not yet started, there's no premiere date set for the new show. We've asked Sony if there are plans for a release outside the UK, and we'll update this story if we hear back.

Update 1:09 p.m. UK: Added Channel 4's response on a possible air date.