David Boreanaz to Star In NBC Reboot of Police Drama THE ROCKFORD FILES
David Boreanaz (Angel, Bones, SEAL Team) has signed on to star in the NBC reboot of the police drama The Rockford Files. The actor will take on the role first played by James Garner in the 1974 NBC series, which followed James Rockford, the witty, world-weary and chronically broke private investigator.
While The Rockford Files is set in Los Angeles, the pilot will shoot in Atlanta with additional filming in Los Angeles. It has not been determined where production on the potential series would be based should the pilot gets picked up; it’s possible that the show applies for a California tax credit.
The Rockford Files, a contemporary update on the classic series of the same name, comes from writer Mike Daniels, producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly and Universal Television.
In it, newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn’t commit, James Rockford (Boreanaz) returns to his life as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve cases around Los Angeles, with his charmingly gruff exterior masking a strong moral core.
It doesn’t take long for his quest for legitimacy to land him squarely in the crosshairs of both local police and organized crime.
Stay tuned for updates as the show moves forward.
via: Deadline