The CW has ordered a reboot of The 4400 to series for the 2021-2022 television season.
Variety is reporting that a full season order has been given to The 4400 reboot from writer Ariana Jackson, who will executive produce alongside Anna Fricke and Laura Terry. CBS Studios will also produce the series.
The 4400 originally ran for four seasons on USA from 2004-2007. The show told the story of 4400 people from all over the world who vanished in a beam of white light at various points from 1946 to the present. One day, they all appear in a ball of light in the foothills of Washington state, not having aged a day and with no memory of where they've been. While the 4400 process their return and adjust to life, the government scrambles to solve the mystery and cover things up. But things get even more complicated when each of the returned realize they have new abilities.
The series helped launch the career of Mahershala Ali, who would go on to acclaim in Moonlight and on True Detective and Luke Cage. He'll soon star as Blade in Marvel Studios' reboot of the vampire-hunting franchise. The reboot of The 4400 has been in the works since late 2018. It joins three other pilot orders from The CW for the 2021-2022 season all created by women.
The CW has also ordered a pilot for a live-action reboot of The Powerpuff Girls, the hit animated series that ran from 1998 to 2005 (and was itself rebooted in 2016). This take will see the girls as disaffected twentysomethings who resent their crimefighting childhood and are hesitant to become superheroes again.
Pilots were also ordered for a religious dramedy about two nuns in the Catholic church and Naomi, a superhero series from Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship based on the DC character who debuted in 2019. Naomi will join Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, The Flash and the upcoming series Superman & Lois if it's picked up. Though Black Lightning and Supergirl are coming to a close this season on The CW, the network is working on pilots for a Painkiller spinoff series, based on the Black Lightning character, and a show centered on the new Brazilian Wonder Girl introduced in the ongoing Future State comic book event from DC.
Created by Ariana Jackson, The 4400 will air on The CW during the 2021-2022 TV season.
Source: Variety