Scott Bakula may be involved in project, which is set 30 years after the original series. (Photo courtesy Everett Collection)
NBC has handed out a put-pilot commitment to a sequel to the former ABC drama, with original star Kellie Martin attached to reprise her role. The potential series hails from writer/executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll and is set up at Warner Bros. Television, where the All American showrunner is based with a rich overall deal.
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ABC has given a pilot order to thirtysomething(else), a sequel to the iconic 1980s TV drama thirtysomething, the network announced today. Though plans are still coming together, ABC is aiming for a fall premiere.
The drama, from writers Matt Olmstead and Nick Wootton, counts original creator Steven Bochco’s son and wife among its exec producers. The return of the series follows Andy Sipowicz’s (original star Dennis Franz) son, Theo, as he tries to earn his detective shield and work in the 15th squad while investigating his father’s murder.
Twenty-five years after wrapping its seven-season run, ABC has handed out a script commitment to what is being billed as a “sequel” to the CBS comedy from original series creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason and executive producer Harry Thomason.
