ANGEL SCRIBE MOVES ON TO ALIAS
9 APRIL 2004. SOURCE: ZAP2IT

ANGEL executive producer Jeffrey Bell is jumping to another cult favourite when The WB show ends in May.

He will become a writer and co-executive producer of ALIAS next season as part of a deal with Touchstone TV, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The contract moves him to an executive producer spot for 2005-06.

Bell's move to ALIAS completes something of a Triple Crown of work on shows with complex back stories and deeply loyal fan bases. Prior to working on ANGEL, Bell spent four seasons on THE X FILES as a writer and executive story editor.

Since moving to ANGEL in 2001, Bell has written about a dozen episodes of the show, most recently this season's THE CAUTIONARY TALE OF NUMERO CINCO.

ABC hasn't made any official announcements about ALIAS' place on its schedule next season, but it appears to be a virtual lock. Star Jennifer Garner has also said in recent interviews that the show will return.