US EditionDavid Boreanaz to Headline New 'Rockford Files' for NBC
David Boreanaz will star as James Rockford in NBC's reboot pilot, produced by Universal Television with a team including Mike Daniels and Sarah Timberman.
- This year, NBC ordered the pilot and David Boreanaz, actor, closed a deal to star as James Rockford, character, in the reboot.
- Under the Timberman/Beverly banner, Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman executive produce with writer and executive producer Mike Daniels, while Universal Television backs the pilot.
- The pilot reimagines Rockford as newly paroled for a crime he didn’t commit, returning to PI work in Los Angeles, with filming in Atlanta and additional scenes in Los Angeles, while only two offers circulated for the lead role.
- Pilot-Season momentum at NBC has increased this year, with David Boreanaz’s pilots all going to series and NBC ordering eight pilots, up from just three last year.
- The franchise has a history of reboot attempts, some of which stalled, including a failed 2009 NBC pilot and a stalled Universal Pictures feature with Vince Vaughn; onscreen Rockford faces local police and organized crime.
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