Phil Lord And Chris Miller Guiding New ‘Greatest American Hero’ TV Series
By Russ Fischer/Aug. 29, 2014 2:11 pm EST
Deadline reports that Rodney Rothman is writing and directing the new show, which has Lord and Miller as exec producers with Tawnia McKiernan, the daughter of original series creator Steven J. Cannell.
The site describes the show:
Writer/director Rothman worked with Lord and Miller on 22 Jump Street, and the Jump Street films were in turn big-screen spin-offs of another show created by Cannell.
The new Greatest American Hero will chronicle inner-city teacher Isaac’s adventures after his discovery of a superhero suit which gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately for Isaac, he hates wearing the suit, and has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error because he quickly misplaces the suit’s instructions. He also has to deal with a government handler who has very different objectives than him and struggles as to whether he should use his newfound gifts to help others or just himself.
The original series was silly but fun. With Lord and Miller guiding the new one, there’s a lot of potential for a very funny show.
Here’s the show’s original pilot:
