THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO Series Gets Greenlight from Fox
Last year it was announced that Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie, 21 Jump Street) would be developing a new version of the 1981 superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero. They will be developing a new TV series with Dope writer and director Rick Famuyiwa, and Fox recently gave it a pilot order.
Famuyiwa will write and direct the pilot episode, with Miller and Lord executive producing. According to Deadline, the story will show us “what happens when great power is not met with great responsibility. An ordinary man, completely content with being average, wakes up with a superpower suit he never asked for and has to deal with the complications it brings his life.”
I was a huge fan of the series when I was a kid, and this is a perfect team of talented individuals to bring it to life again.
The original series starred William Katt as a goofy high school teacher who has an alien encounter in the desert one night. He ends up in possession of a red jump suit that gives him superpowers including the ability to fly. He ends up losing the instruction manual for the supersuit, but is persuaded to help fight crime despite his trouble in figuring out how to work the suit.
There’s so much potential for this series, especially with how great TV shows are today. I have high expectations, and I hope they are met.