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Legendary TV’s Lost In Space, a remake of sci-fi master Irwin Allen’s 1965 cult TV classic, is headed to Netflix. I’ve
learned that in a competitive situation, with multiple bidders, the streaming network has landed the project, which is being written
with an eye toward a straight-to-series order.

The new Lost In Space is described as an epic but grounded science fiction saga focusing on a young explorer family from earth lost
in an alien universe and the challenges they face in staying together against seemingly insurmountable odds. It hails from feature
writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold) who executive produce with Kevin Burns of Synthesis Entertainment, as
well as Neil Marshall and Marc Helwig of Legendary TV-based Applebox. Marshall is expected to direct.

Lost In Space has been a long-time passion project for Burns, founder and president of unscripted production company
Prometheus (Kendra, The Curse of Oak Island). In 1999, Burns, along with Jon Jashni, formed Synthesis Entertainment, aimed at
bringing new life to Allen’s creations with remakes and sequel projects. The company first tried reviving Lost In Space at NBC as
a telefilm, but that project went away following the death of original co-star Jonathan Harris, who played Smith. During the 2003-04
season, a reboot of the series landed at the WB in a bidding war, where it went to pilot written by Doug Petrie and directed by John
Woo but did not move to series. Meanwhile, a feature adaptation was released in 1998 film written by Akiva Goldsman and directed
by Stephen Hopkins. Burns had been working closely with Irwin’s widow, Sheila Matthews Allen. Since her death in 2013, he has been
solely spearheading Synthesis’ efforts.

With Jashni as president and chief creative officer at Legendary, he and Burns reunited as the independent financing and production
company . Sazama and Sharpless were attached as writers, with Neil Marshall and Marc Helwig coming on board as part of their first-look
deal with Legendary TV. The four worked on the pitch that was taken out, landing at Netflix. Marshall and Helwig also exec produce and
Marshall is directing Legendary TV’s USA Network drama pilot Poor Richard’s Almanack.

At Netflix, Lost In Space is said to be part of a push in the arena of big scale, four-quadrant family entertainment.

The 1965 series, set three decades into the future (1997), revolved around an attempt by the U.S. to colonize deep space by sending
a single family, the Robinsons, on a 5 1/2-year journey to another planet. But an enemy agent, Dr. Zachary Smith, sabotages the mission,
causing the ship to veer off course and become lost in space. Above, watch the show’s opening credits to the theme music by John
Williams, who would go on to score the biggest space opera of all time, the Star Wars movie franchise.

The original series aired on CBS for three seasons and ended its run after 83 episodes over a combination of softening ratings and rising
costs. It was produced by 20th Century Fox, which continues to syndicate the existing episodes but does not hold rights or have any
underlying ownership in the franchise.

Lost In Space marked its 50th anniversary in September with release of Irwin Allen’s Lost In Space: The Complete Adventures on Blu-ray
Disc, featuring all 83 episodes digitally remastered.
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(CNN)If Netflix has its way, we will once again hear the words "Danger, Will Robinson!"

The streaming service is reportedly working on a reboot of "Lost in Space," according to Entertainment Weekly and Deadline.
The classic sci-fi series ran for three seasons starting in 1965, with memorable characters such as the scheming Dr. Smith,
Robot B-9 (known for the aforementioned warning) and young explorer Will Robinson, whose family is, well, see the show's title.
It was a futuristic version of "Swiss Family Robinson," with the future at that time being 1997.
The 50-year-old show still has a sizable following to this day, having beaten "Star Trek" to the air by one year.
It was rebooted once before in a 1998 feature film that got a bad reception.
Executive producer Kevin Burns told Entertainment Weekly, "We've obviously been developing 'Lost in Space' for a long time,
and we've had a couple of false starts. Just speaking for myself, we really felt that we had learned a lot from not only what we
did, but what other people did and did wrong."

Netflix has yet to comment on the reports at this writing.
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