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It feels as if I’m spending a lot of time as of late reporting on the return in one form or another of some beloved bit of pop culture ephemera. Sometimes the news of the return of a well-regarded film or television series leads to good stories that continue in intriguing ways the adventures of popular characters and concepts. Cobra Kai is a standout in that regard. Other returns or potential returns are slightly more problematic and demand a wait-and-see type of approach before being properly welcomed back to the fold. It’s understandable, these returns and the virtual reunions; they’re all a form of comfort food for our battered psyches after a tumultuous year or so. And now we can add yet another once uber-popular television series to the list of comebacks: L.A. Law…
Announced this very day through the litigious maneuverings of our pals at The Hollywood Reporter is the news of an impending sequel to the original L.A. Law series which ran on NBC from 1986 until it adjourned back in ’94. This follow-up is in development at ABC.
The original L.A. Law was the brainchild of the legendary Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher and focused on the law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak and the dramas of the lawyers that toiled away in the firm proper. The show resounded with critics and audiences alike, ultimately scoring four Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series.
Original L.A. Law star Blair Underwood is reportedly attached to star in this revival as well as act as an executive producer on the project. Scribes Marc Guggenheim (from DC’s late, belated Justice Society of America comic book series) and Ubah Mohamed (Arrow) have been tasked with bringing this new version to life as well as serve as exec-producers. Emmy recipient Anthony (can we call you Tony?) Hemingway (The People v. O.J. Simpson) has been tapped to direct as well as –wait for it – executive produce. This new version is coming not by way of Suez Canal, but rather Disney’s 20th Television which were the producers of the classic series.
Plot details at press time are sparse, but the main plotline seems to be that of Blair Underwood’s character who has become more conservative as the years have passed, thus setting up potential clashes with the younger, hipper Pepsi Generation members of the law firm that his character still toils away in. Should the show get an order to go to series, other original cast members may appear, too.
In a nice tip of the hat to the late Steven Bochco, his widow and his son will be serving as exec-producers under their production house Steven Bochco Productions. Bochco’s son Jesse was instrumental in getting this fresh take on the old show off the ground.
So there you have it Dear and Constant Readers, a new revival of an old fave is on the way. Vents will keep you posted on any and all news we receive on the new L.A. Law.
