BEWITCHED Reimagining in the Works at Fox with THE BOYS Writer Judalina Neira Leading the Spell
The classic sitcom Bewitched is getting a fresh new life at Fox. The network has put into development an hourlong reimagining of the beloved TV series, with Judalina Neira (The Boys, Daisy Jones & the Six) set to write and executive produce.
She’s teaming up with long-time Sony Pictures Television producer Doug Robinson and Lauren Moffat of Doug Robinson Productions to bring the magical love story back to modern audiences.
Developed internally at Sony Pictures Television, the new Bewitched found its home at Fox after being shopped around over the summer.
The deal took a couple of months to finalize, but Sony TV will now co-produce the potential series alongside Fox Entertainment. The two companies have built a solid creative relationship in recent years, with Sony supplying Fox with several scripted hits like Doc, Universal Basic Guys, Accused, and Alert.
In this reimagined Bewitched, the tone will lean more heartfelt than campy. It centers once again on Samantha, a witch, and Darrin, a human, whose worlds couldn’t be more different.
Despite their differences, love pulls them together, but their romance comes with plenty of challenges. The story will follow the couple as they face disapproving parents, cultural clashes, and the tension of trying to unite two very different families.
The project marks the first major series under Neira’s production banner, Famous Last Words Productions, which she launched when she signed her overall deal with Sony TV in early 2024.
The original Bewitched was created by Sol Saks and ran for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha, a witch trying to live a normal suburban life with her mortal husband Darrin, while constantly juggling her magical family’s interference.
It became one of the defining sitcoms of its era and even spawned a short-lived spinoff, Tabitha, in 1977. Now, over sixty years later, Bewitched is being dusted off for a new generation, one that might see Samantha and Darrin’s story through a more modern, emotional lens.
Source: Deadline