Just leave the old shows alone! Nobody wants all this "reimagained" / "rebooted" crap that bear little resemblence to the original - we've
already had the awful Nicole Kidman movie. Lazy-ass Hollyweird needs to
find people with actual creative talent!! Xo(
'Bewitched' Series Reboot In Works
From Judalina Neira Under Overall Deal With Sony Pictures TV
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Written by Neira, the new Bewitched is described as an irreverent
hourlong reimagination of the classic TV series. She is executive
producing alongside The Goldbergs executive producer Doug
Robinson and Lauren Moffat of Sony TV-based Doug Robinson
Productions.
According to sources, Neira and Sony TV had started conversations
about the Bewitched reboot that evolved into an overall deal
agreement, the first such pact for the rising writer-producer.
Neira most recently served as executive producer on the upcoming
fourth season of Sony TV's superhero hit The Boys for Prime Video
and on another Prime Video series, horror dark comedy The Horror
of Dolores Roach. She also worked with Sony TV on The Boys
offshoot Gen V as co-executive producer.
"Judalina joined the Sony family with her work on The Boys, and we
are incredibly proud of her contributions to supporting creator
Eric Kripke's vision," said Lauren Stein, Head of Creative, Sony
Pictures Television. "She brings passion and authenticity and has
been such a champion for the representation and growth of Latinx
writers - we knew we had to make a deal with her! We are so
excited to have her call Sony home and can't wait for what is to
come as we deepen our relationship."
A graduate of the 2023 WGA Showrunner Training Program, Neira is
an alumnus of the National Hispanic Media Coalition's Series
Scriptwriters Program, a Governor Emeritus of The Television
Academy's Writers Peer Group, and the Co-Founder of La Lista - a
networking group for working Latina television writers.
Her series credits, which span multiple genres, also include
Apple TV+'s The Morning Show and the CW's The Flash. Neira served
as a Supervising Producer on Prime Video's Daisy Jones & The Six,
sharing in the show's 2023 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Limited
or Anthology Series.
"It's been such a pleasure telling wicked stories with the team at
Sony TV these past few years," Neira said. "I couldn't be more
amped to join forces with them for this next big step in my career.
And under our newly launched Famous Last Words Productions, I'm
excited to both write and produce a full slate of hooky
character-forward shows that dish up delight with bite."
Created by Sol Saks and executive produced by Harry Ackerman,
Bewitched ran for eight seasons on ABC from 1964-72. It starred
Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha, a witch married to an ordinary
mortal man, Darrin, and chronicles the way her powers and wicked
family get in the way of her efforts to live a normal, magic-free
life as a typical suburban housewife. A short-lived spinoff about
Samantha's daughter, Tabitha, ran on ABC in 1977.
There have been several previous attempts by Sony TV over the past
decade to get a Bewitched reboot off the ground. CBS developed one
during the 2011-12 season. NBC landed another in a bidding
situation in 2014 with a pilot production commitment that did not
go to series. And ABC took in for development a different iteration
from Kenya Barris and Yamara Taylor in 2018.
Like the original, all three projects were half-hour comedies. The
dramatic, hourlong take by Neira is reminiscent of the Bel-Air
drama reimagening of the classic Will Smith sitcom, which streams
on Peacock. Neira has background in drama, comedy and drama with
comedic/satiric elements, and Robinson also has worked across both
comedy and drama, so a blend of genres is likely.
Additionally, Sony Pictures TV - Kids has in the works an animated
Bewitched series follows pre-teen Tabitha.
Bewitched got a feature remake with Columbia Pictures' 2005 film
starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, with another feature reboot
put in development in 2021.
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