Overview
- The series has completed a filmed pilot and NBC has given the show a full season order, with production set to resume in Southern California in October for a January 2027 premiere.
- David Boreanaz has been publicly promoting the reboot and, at the Monte‑Carlo Television Festival on Monday, said he sought and won the blessing of James Garner’s daughter, who gave him one of Garner’s worry beads.
- The reboot preserves core signifiers from the 1970s series — Rockford living in a trailer home, the iconic car and a storyline about a PI newly paroled for a crime he did not commit — while adding a serialized through‑line involving organized crime and police entanglements.
- A named supporting cast and creative team are in place, including Michaela McManus, Felix Solis and Jacki Weaver, writer‑executive producer Mike Daniels, producers Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman, and director/executive producer Greg Mottola.
- Boreanaz’s son Jaden appears in the pilot in a physical scene that roughs up his father’s character, and the show’s clear studio backing and full season order mark this as the most advanced revival attempt after earlier failed efforts.