NBC orders 'Munsters' pilot

NBC has bought an plane pilot from Universal Television and creator Bryan Bigger that will reinvent sixties comedy series "The Munsters" just like a one-hour drama.The very first order wasn't unforeseen thinking about the truth that the script remains buzzed about since the previous development season, if this was published. Project is mentioned to reimagine the titular number of monsters in the world getting a lighter tone like the primary one Bigger brought to existence in ABC's "Pushing Daisies," they professional produced."Munsters" marks NBC's third drama pilot order as of this still-initial phase in development season. The other day, the network clicked on up advanced hour "Beautiful People" from Universal and ABC Art galleries. Its first pickup was "Blue Tilt," a cop drama from Chris Brancato ("Law and Order: Criminal Intent") with Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio attached (Universal TV Intl.).NBC has furthermore acquired some comedy aircraft aircraft pilots: "Isabel," an adaptation of Canadian series "Le Monde p Charlotte now now" from Universal TV, Kapital Entertainment and Sphere Media and "Save Me," of a lady which has any kind of accident and subsequently thinks they has acquired an opportunity to funnel God, in the new the new sony Pictures Television and Original Film.Universal has the intellectual property for "Munsters," which required its start just like a series on CBS in 1964, running for just two seasons. The organization has produced TV and movie spinoffs plus a series revival in 1988, "The Munsters Today." Project certifies that systems were not frightened taken off franchise reboots no matter the fast demise of "Charlie's Angels" on ABC. CBS must luck the last season while using robust revival of "Hawaii 5-."Reboots never fall an excessive amount of from favor because based on so-referred to as pre-offered game game titles produces high awareness levels among clients inside the cluttered fall season.Scripts in your mind for your 2012-13 season were filled with reimaginations of well-known game game titles of yore, within the potential CBS project based on "Bewitched" to serializations more contemporary filmic characteristics including "Source Code" (CBS) and "The Lincoln subsequently subsequently Lawyer" (ABC).NBC is not any exception for the trend. Besides "Munsters," the Peacock is mulling a revival in the 1967 cult classic "Valley in the Dolls" from Chernin Entertainment as well as the 1984 Michael Douglas-Kathleen Turner vehicle "Romancing the Stone." Bigger has proven a penchant for refreshing known amounts elsewhere. NBC has furthermore already acquired his drama pilot "Hannibal," good Hannibal Lector character, from Universal TV and Gaumont Intl. Round the feature side, he's "Pinocchio" in development with Serta Jinks at Warner Bros. Bigger is repped by WME. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com