EXCLUSIVE: The cult-favorite supernatural drama is making a comeback as a movie. Peacock is developing a reboot of the 2011 NBC series Grimm, sources tell Deadline. Drop Dead Divas creator Josh Berman is writing the new take, and the original series’ creative team, co-creators/executive producers and showrunners David Greenwalt and Jim Korff, The film is executive produced by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions, along with Universal Television. .
The exact premise of the Grimm film is being kept secret. While it is considered a connection to the series for die-hard fans, it introduces new mythology and characters, so it may be easily accessible to new viewers who may not be familiar with the original mythology. I’ve heard that if it’s successful, a sequel could be made into a series.
In the original series, Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers he’s a Grimm and joins the latest installment of Guardians, sworn to maintain a balance between humanity and mythical creatures. It became.
Grimm broke out during the 2011-2012 season as an under-the-radar show that started on empty Friday nights. It ran for six seasons on NBC, was one of Friday’s highest-rated scripted series, and did well internationally on NBCUniversal.
A year after Grimm’s departure, NBC began developing a spin-off featuring a female Grimm, with screenwriters Melissa Glenn, Hazy Mills, and Universal TV, with Greenwalt and Kufu serving as consulting producers.
Berman joins Grimm after a 15-year stint at Sony Pictures TV, where he created the hit drama “Drop Dead Diva,” which aired for six seasons on Lifetime. He also co-created Fox’s The Mob Doctor, ABC’s Notorious, and Quibi/Roku’s Murder House Flip. In addition, his company produced the Max series Gordita Chronicles. He is repped by Verve, Hansen, Jacobson and Teller. Greenwald is repped by IAG, Kufu is repped by WME and Hazy Mills is repped by UTA.
