Rambo TV series in the offing at Fox. Stallone to star and produce…
Rambo TV series coming
Fox have ordered a brand new Rambo TV series after negotiating the rights. Sylvester Stallone is set to executive produce the new show over at the US network and is expected to star in some capacity, so reports Deadline. It is thought that it will be titled Rambo: New Blood.
The Rambo TV series is set to be written by Die Hard and The Fugitive scribe Jeb Stuart, and will pay homage to the films, exploring the complex relationship between Rambo and his son, J.R., an ex-Navy SEAL. J.R.
So far there have been four Rambo movies with the last one released back in 2008, which Stallone also wrote. There was a fifth movie planned in the series, and a previously announced TV series, but Deadline clearly reports that plans for that movie have now been put on hold.
The Rambo TV series mould would fit as things were really rather nicely wound up at the end of the last movie with John Rambo seen returning to his homeland following a mission in Burma. The original movie was released back in 1982 and revolved around a troubled and misunderstood veteran who had to rely on his combat and survival senses against the abusive law enforcement of a small town. It was based on David Morrell’s 1972 novel First Blood. It was followed up by an explosive sequel from James Cameron and topped off with a trilogy in 1988.
There has previousley been a Rambo TV series, an animated series called Rambo: The Force Of Freedom, which debuted in 1986. It ran for 65 episodes.
Stallone also has a spin-off series from The Expendables also in the works at the Fox network.
Stallone is currently appearing in the Stateside smash Creed, a spin-off from the Rocky movie which has been received with huge applause from critics. It debuts in the UK in January.
