If, like me, you’re a big fan of 80s movies and TV shows – and, let’s be honest, if you’re on this site, you likely are – then I have great news for you.
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators of Cobra Kai, have now turned their attention to another iconic 8s franchise, Knight Rider! Yes, we could soon be seeing the return of Michael Knight and his car (the real star of the show), K.I.T.T, the super-sleek Trans-Am that could talk and carry out stunts and manoeuvres well beyond the capabilities of your average car.
Given the advent of AI (ugh), I could imagine K.I.T.T this time out being even more advanced than he was in the 80s.
Even more exciting, the series, which is still being developed, will also involve Kelly McCormick and David Leitch’s 87North, the folks behind John Wick, The Fall Guy and Nobody.
In the original series David Hasselhoff starred as Michael Knight, a detective who becomes an agent for FLAG, the Foundation for Law and Government, and is partnered with KITT, a modified, artificially intelligent and indestructible Trans Am. Together, the two sped head-on to fight criminals who operate above the law.
Knight Rider was one of those 80s shows that help form a generation and our love for lone wolves… and really, really cool cars.
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Knight Rider, over the years, has had a few relaunches, but now have been successful and there’s always talk and rumours of a new series or movie, but, given the success of Cobra Kai and how Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald made the Karate Kid franchise relevant and, dare I say it, cool again, this, added with 87North’s involvement, is ticking a lot of the right boxes.
Thoughts? I know you have them and I wanna hear ‘em all!
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Source: THR
Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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