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NBC Orders 'The Rockford Files' Reboot Pilot as It Revives Pilot Season

The order signals NBC's move back to a traditional pilot season.

Overview

  • The drama is written by Mike Daniels with Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly executive producing for Universal Television.
  • The official logline describes James Rockford as newly paroled after a wrongful conviction who resumes work as a Los Angeles private investigator and draws scrutiny from police and organized crime.
  • NBC is targeting roughly three to four drama pilots and two to three comedy pilots in this cycle.
  • The reboot is one of two private‑investigator projects at the network this year, alongside a PI comedy from Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici.
  • The project is at the pilot stage with no series pickup or casting announced.