Danger, Will Robinson! Deadline reports that Legendary TV’s remake of Irwin Allen’s CBS 1965 sci-fi classic, Lost in Space, is headed to Netflix.
Starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Angela Cartwright, and Jonathan Harris, the original Lost in Space TV series aired for three seasons, before being cancelled by CBS in 1968.
From Deadline:
[T]he streaming network has landed the project, which is being written with an eye toward a straight-to-series order.
The new Lost In Space is described as an epic but grounded science fiction saga focusing on a young explorer family from earth lost in an alien universe and the challenges they face in staying together against seemingly insurmountable odds. It hails from feature writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold) who executive produce with Kevin Burns of Synthesis Entertainment, as well as Neil Marshall and Marc Helwig of Legendary TV-based Applebox. Marshall is expected to direct.
Lost In Space has been a long-time passion project for Burns, founder and president of unscripted production company Prometheus (Kendra, The Curse of Oak Island). In 1999, Burns, along with Jon Jashni, formed Synthesis Entertainment, aimed at bringing new life to Allen’s creations with remakes and sequel projects. The company first tried reviving Lost In Space at NBC as a telefilm, but that project went away following the death of original co-star Jonathan Harris, who played Smith. During the 2003-04 season, a reboot of the series landed at the WB in a bidding war, where it went to pilot written by Doug Petrie and directed by John Woo but did not move to series. Meanwhile, a feature adaptation was released in 1998 film written by Akiva Goldsman and directed by Stephen Hopkins. Burns had been working closely with Irwin’s widow, Sheila Matthews Allen. Since her death in 2013, he has been solely spearheading Synthesis’ efforts.
What do you think? Were you a fan of the original Lost in Space TV show? Do you plan to check out the Netflix remake?
I am also a longtime fan of the original Lost In Space series and I was really excited to find out about the latest update that is coming to Netflix! I am also hoping that this new Lost In Space series will follow the very serious tone of the first five episodes of the original series. I also agree that with great writing and high quality production this new series could definitely become very successful and continue on for many more seasons. Now, if they can somehow find a way to back the original robot, that would be the icing… Read more »
Now, if they can somehow find a way to bring back the original robot, that would be the icing on the cake!
I loved dr. Smith, he was funny!!!
I was a huge fan when it was aired back in the 60’s and never missed an episode. I hope when and if it is rebooted they have a good cast, good story and NO DR.ZACHARY SMITH!!!
I hated that character!! The Dr. Smith character was annoying, obnoxious and really stupid. Hopefully, the reboot will be done with super high quality SGI special effects.
Dr. Smith was the star of the show!
I was a huge fan of the television show back in the 1960’s. When the movie came out, it was in my opinion, a very good story. It was nice also to see some of the old cast in cameos. The robot, hearing his voice again brought back a lot of fond memories. I’d would love to see Bill Mumy in a new roll, maybe as Professor John Robinson. Will Robinson was the real hero of the series. Dr. Zachary Smith was a coward and a scoundrel. During the first season, Dr. Smith was a true villain with more courage… Read more »
It’s ironic , but Dr. Smith’s character was the main reason the show was not cancelled after the first season. He made the show memorable for all.
I watched the original series as a kid and of course loved it. But even then, I realized by the third season that the Dr Smith character had gotten really stupid and obnoxious. The 1998 movie had potential to do something great but fell way short. I hope that this reboot will be done the way it should be… High quality like Stargate: SG1 or Firefly! If so, I’m all in!