Warner Bros. TV is developing a small screen version of the action movies starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.
- Oct 3, 2015
AceShowbiz - The trend of adapting blockbuster movies into series continued as Warner Bros. TV announced a "Lethal Weapon" hourlong series. Shepherded by WB-based producers Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz, the project is based on the films that starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.
FOX has given a put pilot commitment to the project written by "Chuck" executive producer Matt Miller. The project is guaranteed going into series unless FOX wants to pay a hefty penalty to the studio. The network has been scrambling for a series like this because not only it has built-in name recognition but also it is the trend among networks and digital outlets.
A straight remake of the movies, "Lethal Weapon" series follows an unlikely partnership between a Texas cop and an LAPD detective. "When Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs suffers the loss of his wife and baby, he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he gets partnered with LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh, who, having recently suffered a 'minor' heart attack, must avoid any stress in his life," the official synopsis from WB read.
"Lethal Weapon" is the latest reboot following FOX's TV adaptation of "Behind the Enemy Lines" and "Urban Cowboy". CBS is adapting "Rush Hour", "Training Day" and "Limitless" for TV. ABC is making a comedy based on 1989's "Uncle Buck" while NBC is taking on "tTaken%", "Red" and "In the Line of Fire". Amazon has "Jack Ryan" and The CW has "The Notebook".
