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After more than two years in development, a reboot of The 4400 TV series has been ordered by The CW. The network gave the remake a straight-to-series order, meaning that a pilot has not been produced.
Airing on USA Network from July 2004 until September 2007, The 4400 series stars Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mahershala Ali, Laura Allen, Patrick Flueger, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Chad Faust, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Samantha Ferris, Jenni Baird, Brooke Nevin, Conchita Campbell, Karina Lombard, Billy Campbell, and Peter Coyote. The story begins as a mysterious ball of light deposits a group of exactly 4,400 people near Mount Rainer in Washington state. These people had all previously disappeared in a beam of light, starting as far back as 1946. None of them have aged since their disappearances nor do they have any memory of where they’ve been.
The original 4400 series aired for four seasons and 44 episodes. The series was cancelled in December 2007, reportedly due to low ratings, budget costs, and the ongoing Writers Guild strike. As you might expect, the drama series ended with a cliffhanger.
The new version of the series comes from co-executive producer Ariana Jackson, Laura Terry, and Anna Fricke. The latter recently rebooted Walker, Texas Ranger for the CW. Jackson wrote the script for the reboot. Deadline reports:
In The 4400, 4400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them. As the government races to analyze the potential threat and contain the story, the 4400 themselves must grapple with the fact that they’ve been returned with a few…upgrades, and the increasing likelihood that they were all brought back now for a specific reason.
There’s no word yet as to when the new version of The 4400 will premiere.
What do you think? Did you watch the original version of The 4400 TV series? Do you plan to check out this reboot on The CW?
The 4400 was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen… except for the ending. Will the reboot have a satisfying ending or will the ending be as unsatisfying as the first? If it ends the same way as the original, I’m not even interested in watching it. Give us a show with a decent ending!
So excited about the new 4400 absolutely loved the series and was frustrated about the major cliffhanger when it was canceled. Cannot wait to see how things evolve!
I watched the series twice and even bought the book that details the final season. I have been waiting for this.
Yes I do so when can I expect it start watching it again??
Absolutely watching it!!!!!! Just finished the series and I wish they didn’t leave us hanging!! Excited at the thought it can come back. Would be great to see the original characters!!
Yes I will watch it!
I’m so excited for the reboot !! Yes I’ll watch it !
Yes I will watch it
Loved it on Netflix, can’t wait for more@
Thought it was an excellent show. I can’t wait to watch the reboot. I just watched all four seasons in a power-binge and the cliffhanger is painful.
Thought it was an excellent show- would love to see more of it- keep the story going- what will Jordan collier do next- will Tom take the shot and if so- what will his new ability be? So much to work with- please keep it going.
I just binged out on all the seasons and I want more !!!
Yes there should b a reboot for sure excellent show!! Need to no what happens next…HEAVEN ON EARTH!!!
The 4400 was one of the BEST SHOWS EVER. I am looking forward to viewing MORE EPISODES!
It would be nice if it’s a few episodes to recap for those who didn’t binge it. Then go into a continuation. I hope it’s not a real reboot. Reboots are cool to upgrade the acting and effects but in this case I feel it would just be the same story over which will bore a lot of people.