EXCLUSIVE: A cult favorite supernatural drama is eying a comeback as a movie. Peacock is developing a reboot of the 2011 NBC series Grimm, sources tell Deadline. Drop Dead Diva creator Josh Berman is writing the new take, which he is executive producing with the original series’ creative team, co-creators/executive producers and showrunners David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions and Universal Television.
The exact premise of the Grimm movie is kept under wraps. It is believed to have ties to the series for diehard fans but could also be easily accessed by new viewers not familiar with the original mythology as it introduces new mythology and characters. In success, the followup could launch a franchise, I hear.
The original series followed Portland Homicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli), who discovered he is a Grimm, the latest in a line of
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