While en route, Dr. Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris) sabotages the ship which is set off course and becomes lost in space. He was reportedly receiving therapy for a chronic back problem in a Los Angeles hospital when he died. Netflix has landed Legendary TV’s Lost in Space remake of Irwin Allen’s cult classic sci-fi series.
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Like Star Trek, which was also cancelled after three seasons, Lost in Space took a little time to blossom fully, and ultimately flourished in the 1970s in reruns, eventually becoming one of the most loved science fiction series of all time. It may be on the darker side of things, though, as The Last Witch Hunter and Dracula Untold writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless will write the script. Also, Marc Helwig, Kevin Burns and Neil Marshall will be the executive producers of the show.
Warning, warning… a reboot of the iconic science fiction series Lost in Space is coming to TV. They’re planning an epic and grounded tale of a young family of space explorers lost in an alien universe and fighting to survive against the odds. Despite production by Synthesis Entertainment with Irwin Allen Productions, 20th Century Fox TV, and Regency TV, WB decided not to order a series. Burns and others had unsuccessfully tried to revive the classic story in the past, most recently in 2003, when WB Television commissioned a John Woo-directed pilot.
The original 1965 series (which celebrated it’s 50th anniversary back in September) was set 30 years in the future (in 1997, to be precise) and revolved around the U.S.’ attempt at colonizing space by firing off a five and a half year journey to another planet a single family, the Robinsons.
According to Deadline, the original series was aired in CBS and had a total of 83 episodes.
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This upcoming version doesn’t yet have a release date or cast announced.
