Overview

• Netflix has secured film rights to the 1980s police procedural T.J. Hooker and is adapting it as a feature-length action comedy.
• Comedy writers Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel have been tapped to pen a screenplay that shifts the tone toward satire and high-octane thrills.
• Producers Sophie Cassidy and Matt Crespy for 2.0 Entertainment, Adrian Askarieh for Prime Universe Films and Alex Westmore for Vali Vista Films have joined the project.
• Original series creator Rick Husky will serve as executive producer to ensure the reboot honors the show’s legacy.
• No casting decisions, including William Shatner’s involvement, have been announced and Netflix has not yet set a production schedule or release date.