In what was viewed a competition, Amazon has landed the rights to the Starsky and Hutch TV reboot, from the mind of Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn. Amazon has handed out a script-to-series commitment to the drama from Gunn, which means if the script comes in well, Amazon would order the drama straight to series.
The potential reboot series is slated to be a continuation of the original 1970s series and is described as a character-driven drama that deconstructs the buddy cop genre in the same way that Gunn did with sci-fi and the popular 2014 hit, Guardians of the Galaxy. The drama is a co-production between Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios. Jason Clodfelter stated,
“We are thrilled to be working with Amazon on this unique approach to a character driven procedural,The Gunns completely surpassed our expectations while paying respect to the original.”
James Gunn also commented on landing the show,
“When I was a kid, Starsky and Hutch was the first ‘adult’ show I ever saw, and I fell in love,” James Gunn said. “It instilled in me a lifelong love of gritty street shows, of killer 70’s threads, and muscle cars. So when Neal Mortiz asked me if I wanted to be a part of an all new Starsky and Hutch on TV, I was instantly intrigued. I teamed up with the two writers I trusted most in the world to work with us, my brother Brian Gunn and my cousin Mark Gunn and together we came up with a show that I’m really proud of. At Amazon I believed we would have the most freedom to create something that is different, challenges the audience, and that strays outside the parameters of genre from time to time.”
If there is anyone that is perfect to take helm of this reboot, Gunn is the perfect choice.
