Legendary and Netflix are reportedly teaming up for a reimagining of the classic '70s sci-fi series, Land of the Lost.
Deadline reports that the reboot is very early in the development process and is currently looking for screenwriters.
In the annals of classic science fiction television, few shows from this period hold as unique a place as Land of the Lost.
First airing in 1974, this cult favorite transported viewers into a world both wondrous and perilous. The story follows the Marshall family, which consisted of father Rick and his two children, Will and Holly, whose seemingly ordinary white-water rafting adventure takes a wild turn after an earthquake plunges them over a waterfall and into a strange and prehistoric parallel dimension.
Famed science fiction writer David Gerrold (Star Trek) helped Sid and Marty Krofft (Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Wonderbug) develop the series, a project he described as Swiss Family Robinson meets dinosaurs.
The show also had parallels to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel, The Lost World, and the 1918 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot.
This new world, known only as the Land of the Lost, is no ordinary lost world. It’s a self-contained pocket universe teeming with dangers at every turn.
From monstrous dinosaurs like "Grumpy" the ever-persistent Tyrannosaurus Rex, to "Big Alice" the territorial Allosaurus, the Marshalls must navigate constant threats from both beast and terrain.
But dinosaurs are just the beginning. They soon encounter the Pakuni, a tribe of small, ape-like humanoids who communicate in their own primitive language. One of these creatures, Cha-Ka, becomes their friend and ally.
Even more mysterious and menacing are the Sleestak, reptilian, crossbow-wielding creatures who lurk in the shadows of the Lost City’s labyrinthine ruins. As the Marshalls explore the terrain, they uncover traces of ancient civilizations and meet Enik, a wise Altrusian who provides limited but valuable clues about the world’s orig
Despite a tight budget and limited special effects, Land of the Lost was praised for its ambitious storytelling and clever integration of complex scientific ideas as it introduced kids to concepts like closed time loops, alternate dimensions, and temporal anomalies.
This isn't the first attempt at a remake, as a 1991 reimagining aired on ABC for two seasons.
Will Ferrell also starred in a 2009 comedic version of the sci-fi classic.The Kraft brothers famously disparaged that film for its comedic, raunchy, and overtly adult tone.