K.T Simpson
A series remake of 1993 flick “The Fugitive” has been greenlit at Quibi – the short-form mobile TV and tech startup led by Jeffrey Katzenberg. Kiefer Sutherland has been brought on-board to star as legendary Detective Clay Bryce who is trying to apprehend Mike Ferro, played by Boyd Holbrook.
The logline to the series is similar to the film: When a bomb rips through the Los Angeles subway train he’s riding on, blue-collar Mike Ferro (Holbrook) just wants to make sure his wife, Allison, and 10-year-old daughter, Pearl, are safe. But the faulty evidence on the ground and “tweet-now, confirm-later” journalism paint a nightmarish picture: it looks to all the world that Mike was responsible for the heinous act. Wrongfully—and very publicly—accused, Mike must prove his innocence by uncovering the real perpetrator, before the legendary cop (Sutherland) heading the investigation can apprehend him.
Harrison Ford played the equivalent to Holbrook’s central character and Tommy Lee Jones payed the U.S. Marshal on his tail in the original movie, which was itself based on the 1960’s ABC series.
Warner Bros. Television will develop the show, with Nick Santora writing and exec producing alongside Hopkins, Basil Iwanyk, Tom Lassally and Albert Torres. Thanks to Variety.
