CW Working On A Reboot Of Sci-fi Series ‘Roswell’
What do you do when you can’t find a movie to turn into a tv show? You look through your back catalogue of tv series to reboot instead! That’s what CW has done, as news arrives they are working on a reboot of late 90’s sci-fi series ‘Roswell’!
Originally running for 3 seasons from 1999-2002, ‘Roswell’ told the story of a group of kids at a High School, in Roswell, New Mexico – the location of the infamous Roswell UFO incident. Max, Isabel, and Michael might look like normal teens, but are in actual fact human/alien hybrids with extraordinary gifts, destined to save their own kind from extinction.
The rebooted series puts a slight twist on the original show, adding in an immigration element, which seems timely and appropriate for a town close to the Mexico border. In this version, we follow the daughter of undocumented immigrants who has reluctantly returned to her hometown of Roswell, New Mexico. Settling back into the little tourist-trap town, she uncovers the shocking truth about her teenage crush turned local police officer… He is actually an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life! As the duo reconnect, they begin to investigate his origins, whilst keeping his alien background a secret. But when a violent attack and government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance.
Both versions of the show are based on Melinda Metz’s ‘Roswell High’ YA book series. Kevin Kelly Brown, who exec produced the original series is back for the reboot, which is being made by Bender Brown Productions, WBTV and Amblin TV. ‘The Originals’ writer, Carina Adly MacKenzie, is penning the script.
The ‘Roswell’ reboot is currently only in development for CW, but we’ll bring you more news as we get it.
