Point Break is reportedly getting a TV show set 35 years after the events of the iconic ‘90s movie.
Deadline reports that AMC is developing a TV series based on the 1991 film starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, and Gary Busey.
Point Break, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, follows rookie FBI Agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) who goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of Southern California surfers led by the charismatic Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), who are suspected of pulling off bank robberies as the “Ex-Presidents.” Utah ends up drawn into their adrenaline-fueled lifestyle, and falls for a surfer girl named Tyler (Lori Petty).
According to Deadline, this new TV series revolves around “a dangerous heist crew with ties to the Ex-Presidents gang.” It’s set in 2026, 35 years after Point Break’s 1991 setting. The series is from Dave Kalstein, whose credits include Amazon’s Daniel Dae Kim thriller Butterfly, and CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles, ABC’s Quantico, and USA Network’s Treadstone. That’s all the information we have right now. There’s no word on new characters, a new cast, or whether Keanu Reeves himself might pop up in some fashion.
This isn’t the first attempt to revive Point Break. A 2015 remake came and went without making much of a splash at all. IGN’s review returned a 5/10. We said: “Point Break gets the stunts right, but is lacking everything else needed to make an enjoyable film experience.”
Hopefully this new TV series fares better.
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