‘Smokey and the Bandit’ Series in the Works at UCP

[Lee A Stewart]

The classic 1977 action comedy “Smokey and the Bandit” is getting the TV treatment.

UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door are teaming to develop a series based on the Burt Reynolds movie.

The series is being written by “Pineapple Express” director David Gordon Green and regular collaborator Brian Sides. MacFarlane and Green are both executive producing.

“Smokey and the Bandit” is an epic adventure of family, small-town crime, unlikely heroes, legend and legacy. Inspired by the genre of 70s and 80s drive-in double-features, the series will “explore the crossroads where humble realities meet those larger-than-life, all in a blast of tailpipe exhaust.”

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/smo...cp-1234812002/