EXCLUSIVE: The long-in-the-works White Collar reboot is about to hit {the marketplace}. According to sources, collection creator Jeff Eastin, who has been behind the hassle to revive the cult USA Network collection, will probably be taking the pitch out within the subsequent week or two.
The challenge is produced by twentieth Television, a part of Disney TV Studios. Initially, sibling Hulu was thought of the logical house for the followup because it additionally carries the White Collar library. I hear the Disney streamer opted to not proceed with the reboot, which is now being taken to the open market.
Of the opposite main gamers, Netflix can be a pure match because the platform additionally has (for the second) the unique collection within the U.S., in addition to the U.Okay. and Canada.
The foremost forged, together with star Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay and Tiffani Thiessen are anticipated to reprise their roles ought to the collection come to fruition even when some usually are not formally connected but.
Conversations a couple of White Collar reboot began within the early months of the pandemic when the forged reunited just about for charity.
Eastin confirmed final June that the challenge is in improvement at twentieth TV and final September, he posted an replace on X, “It’s coming together,” together with a screenshot of the script, revealing the followup’s title, White Collar Renaissance, in addition to the title of the pilot episode, “Masquerade.”
“It’s a fantastic script and it answers all the questions that one would have if you watch the show,” DeKay mentioned again in June, “and it would introduce the show to those who haven’t seen it as well. Both edges of the sword are honed.”
The reboot additionally is predicted to honor the late Willie Garson, who performed a serious character within the authentic collection. Garson died in 2021.
“With such sensitivity and such heart,” mentioned Thiessen concerning the reboot script on the similar Variety occasion final June. “I told Jeff after I finished it, I literally was so excited, but at the same time had tears in my eyes — for good reason. You captured the suspense, the thrill, the characters and the love in that reboot.”
White Collar was ran on NBCU’s USA Network from 2009-2014. It was produced by Fox TV Studios, which was absorbed into Fox21 and in the end into twentieth TV.