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David Boreanaz to Lead NBC’s ‘Rockford Files’ Reboot Pilot

The pilot will film in Atlanta with added Los Angeles scenes, with a series pickup still to be determined.

Overview

  • David Boreanaz has closed a deal to play private investigator James Rockford and will also serve as a producer.
  • The contemporary pilot is from writer-executive producer Mike Daniels with Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly producing for Universal Television, and Chris Leanza as co-executive producer.
  • Per NBC’s logline, Rockford is newly paroled after a crime he didn’t commit and returns to PI work in Los Angeles, quickly drawing attention from local police and organized crime.
  • The pilot is set to shoot in Atlanta with additional filming in Los Angeles, and decisions about a potential series’ production base and tax credits remain unresolved.
  • NBC ordered the pilot in January as part of its renewed pilot-season push, and coverage notes Boreanaz’s history leading long-running series including Angel, Bones and SEAL Team.