Mr Thompson is best known for the blockbuster Fast and the Furious and Executive Producer of Las Vegas for NBC (which recently ended its run) is in the process of hiring writers. Doug Liman and David Bartis will stay on as Executive Producers. Writer David Andron will stay on as Consulting Producer.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Thompson will work on the show under a new two-year deal he has inked with "Rider" producer Universal Media Studios.Thompson is joined by "Las Vegas" exec producer Matt Pyken on "Rider," a sequel to the 1980s series. The two will serve as exec producers alongside Dave Bartis and Doug Liman, who exec produced the series' two-hour backdoor pilot that aired in February. The pilot's writer, Dave Andron, will serve as a consulting producer.
Thompson is now hiring writers. The plan is to go quickly into production to allow plenty of time for postproduction."We didn't have a ton of time on the movie, which was done on a very tight schedule, so the biggest thing we want to do with the series is have more action and special effects, which requires time," Pope said.
From Variety:
UMS prexy Katherine Pope said that as soon as it became clear "Knight" was headed to series, landing Thompson became a priority."The network and studio all came to this idea separately. There was a list of one," Pope told Daily Variety.
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