NBC's XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS Reboot Hires Former LOST Writer

A few months ago, we learned that NBC was planning on reboot the popular '90s sword-and-sandal series Xena: Warrior Princess. Original executive producers Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi are involved in what's being called a "modern reboot," and original star Lucy Lawless has expressed her thoughts on the possibility of a new series.

There hasn't been much in the way of solid, official news on the rebooted series for a while, but NBC has just changed that. Variety reports that the network has hired former LOST writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach to write and executive produce the series, "which is still in the development stages." So there's still a lot of work to be done before the show hits our TV screens, but at least there's some forward momentum happening here.

Grillo-Marxuach wrote for LOST, Medium, Charmed, The Middleman, Helix, and many more. A while back, I listened to the first few episodes of his podcast Children of Tendu, which I'd say is essential listening for anyone trying to break into writing in the entertainment industry. It also gives you a sense of the guy's personality, and it seems like Xena will be in good hands with him leading the charge. Now it's just a matter of how they cast it, what Lucy Lawless's involvement will be, and whether or not it can overcome the fact that it's on a crappy network like NBC.