Richard Dreyfuss has signed on for SciFi Channel's upcoming series 'Tin Man,' an SF-retelling of 'The Wizard of Oz,' according to the Hollywood Reporter. Zooey Deschanel stars as D.G., a young woman whisked away from her boring life into "The O.Z.," where magic and wonder rule. Alan Cumming plays Glitch, a man with half a brain, who accompanies her on her quest to find the Mystic Man (Dreyfuss). The title character and the carnivore seeking the better part of valor have not yet been cast.

Production should begin this month in genre darling location Vancouver with a premiere in December. The Roberts Halmi will exec produce the script by fellow producers Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle, with Nick Willing in the director's chair.