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JamesG · 01-12-2017, 08:09 AM

"In the Heat of the Night" TV Series Being Redeveloped with "People v. O.J." Writer
by Nellie Andreeva
January 11, 2017

"In the Heat of the Night", a present-day drama series based on the Oscar-winning 1967 United Artists feature, is back in development with a new writer.

Joe Robert Cole, writer-producer on FX’s "People v. O.J. Simpson", is writing the new series adaptation, which is being developed internally at MGM Television.

MGM TV previously had set up an "In the Heat of the Night" TV series — described as an exploration of character and race set in modern-day Mississippi – at Showtime in 2014 with The Help filmmaker Tate Taylor writing and directing.

Taylor is staying on as a director/executive producer on the new incarnation, along with producer Warren Littlefield (Fargo) who also had been involved in the project from the get-go, and John Norris.

Decades ago as an NBC executive, Littlefield developed the movie’s previous TV series adaptation.

The 1967 feature, directed by Norman Jewison, broke ground when it came out as race relations were boiling over in the civil rights era. It starred Sidney Poitier as a police detective sent to investigate a murder in a small Southern town in the face of hostility from the local sheriff, played by Rod Steiger.

It won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Steiger.

http://deadline.com/2017/01/in-the-h...le-1201883162/

tlc38tlc38 · 01-29-2017, 08:16 PM

No thank you. Carroll O'Connor MADE the original series what it was. Don't tarnish this great show with a horrid remake.

01-12-2017, 08:09 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,969	"In the Heat of the Night" TV Series Being Redeveloped with "People v. O.J." Writer *"In the Heat of the Night" TV Series Being Redeveloped with "People v. O.J." Writer* by Nellie Andreeva January 11, 2017 "In the Heat of the Night", a present-day drama series based on the Oscar-winning 1967 United Artists feature, is back in development with a new writer. Joe Robert Cole, writer-producer on FX’s "People v. O.J. Simpson", is writing the new series adaptation, which is being developed internally at MGM Television. MGM TV previously had set up an "In the Heat of the Night" TV series — described as an exploration of character and race set in modern-day Mississippi – at Showtime in 2014 with The Help filmmaker Tate Taylor writing and directing. Taylor is staying on as a director/executive producer on the new incarnation, along with producer Warren Littlefield (Fargo) who also had been involved in the project from the get-go, and John Norris. Decades ago as an NBC executive, Littlefield developed the movie’s previous TV series adaptation. The 1967 feature, directed by Norman Jewison, broke ground when it came out as race relations were boiling over in the civil rights era. It starred Sidney Poitier as a police detective sent to investigate a murder in a small Southern town in the face of hostility from the local sheriff, played by Rod Steiger. It won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Steiger. http://deadline.com/2017/01/in-the-h...le-1201883162/

01-29-2017, 08:16 PM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,257	No thank you. Carroll O'Connor MADE the original series what it was. Don't tarnish this great show with a horrid remake.
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