NBC is bringing back Knight Rider, tapping Doug Liman to produce a Transformers-inspired reworking of the 1980s hit action-drama series about a man and his indestructible supercar.
NBC is readying a two-hour backdoor pilot for the project, with tentative plans to air it as a telepic later this season. Liman is open to the idea of directing, assuming his feature sked allows. If the telepic clicks, a new-model Knight Rider could be on the air as early as next fall.
Success of Transformers had a role in inspiring NBC Entertainment chief Ben Silverman's decision to revive Knight. The thinking is that smallscreen f/x have advanced to the point where it'd be feasible to have a weekly series in which cars shift shapes.
It's also likely the new show will explore the idea of "evil" cars to offset the heroic talking K.I.T.T. car of the original skein, which starred David Hasselhoff.
Oh now that's just B.S. - shape-shifting cars! Don't F with the Knight Rider mysticism!!!
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