Fox to produce The Exorcist and Lethal Weapon TV Series

• Danny Pape


• 11 May 2016

Fox have ordered several new TV series with four new dramas and two new comedies in the pipeline.

Deadline reports that the dramas include TV adaptations of Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist, as well as A.P.B. and Pitch. As for the comedies, the network will produce Making History and The Mick.

Fox have released the following information for the Lethal Weapon TV reboot: “Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs suffers the loss of his wife and baby and he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he gets partnered with LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh who, having recently suffered a ‘minor’ heart attack, must avoid any stress in his life.” Clayne Crawford plays Riggs and Damon Wayans is Murtaugh with McG at the helm.

And as for The Exorcist, the show will be “inspired by William Blatty’s original 1971 book” and will serve as a “serialized psychological thriller following two very different men tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession and confronting the face of true evil.”

Release dates will be announced shortly.