US Edition'T.J. Hooker' Is Getting a Reboot — This Time as a Movie
UNITED STATES, AUG 5 – Netflix is rebooting the 1980s cop drama T.J. Hooker as an action comedy movie, inspired by The Naked Gun's recent box office success of $17 million opening weekend.
- According to Deadline, this past week Netflix secured rights to transform T.J. Hooker into an action-comedy movie, as reported on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
- According to Deadline, Netflix is eager to capitalize on comedy’s upswing by green-lighting T.J. Hooker as an action-comedy after The Naked Gun earned over $28M at the box office.
- Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel will pen the screenplay, with Sophie Cassidy and Matt Crespy producing via 2.0 Entertainment, alongside Adrian Askarieh and Alex Westmore, and Rick Husky as executive producer.
- Uncertainty surrounds William Shatner, as there’s no word on whether the 94-year-old actor will participate, despite reduced appearances in recent years.
- With few details released, Netflix has not announced when filming will begin, but fans can stream all five seasons of the original T.J. Hooker series for free on Tubi.
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'T.J. Hooker' Is Getting a Reboot — This Time as a Movie
T.J. Hooker is trading the small screen for the silver screen. Deadline reported on Tuesday, August 5, that Netflix secured the rights for a film version of the beloved cop series. Instead of sticking to its drama roots, the T.J. Hooker reboot will be an action comedy movie. Rick Husky, who created T.J. Hooker, will executive produce the film. Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel will write the script. The duo are currently showrunners on the Netflix seri…
Iconic '80s Procedural Set for Netflix Reboot
Another iconic procedural is getting the reboot treatment. According to Deadline, Netflix has locked down the rights for a reboot of the ‘80s series T.J. Hooker. Jarred Paul and Andy Mogel will be writing the film, which is going to be produced by Sophie Cassidy and Matt Crespy for 2.0 Entertainment. T.J. Hooker premiered on […]
Netflix Collars William Shatner Cop Series ‘T.J. Hooker’ For Action Comedy Movie
EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the trail of a strong weekend opening of The Naked Gun, the ’80s prime time procedural T.J. Hooker will be next procedural in line for promotion to an action comedy movie. Netflix has collared screen rights to the venerable cop drama, with Jarrad Paul & Andy Mogel tapped to write. The film […]
Netflix Will Remake the 1980s Cop Series T.J. Hooker
ABC/Disney Popular 1980s police procedural T.J. Hooker is getting a revival on Netflix. According to TheWrap, Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel are developing a film adaptation of the series for the streaming platform. The cop series starring William Shatner, Heather Locklear and James Darren first premiered in 1982 on ABC and aired its final episode in 1986 after five seasons. The original show chronicles "the weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veter…
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