Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (pictured) are reportedly in early talks with Universal Pictures to revive another popular ’80s franchise: Knight Rider.

This popular NBC live-action series ran from 1982 to 1986, with David Hasselhoff headlining all four seasons as Michael Knight, a crime-fighter who works (and banters) with an artificially intelligent supercar named KITT. 

In its heyday, Knight Rider reached a wide family audience and even went on to inspire a 1984 kids animated series called Turbo Teen on ABC. The show’s pop culture impact extended to its theme music and many franchise extensions: KITT toys, racing video games, three TV spinoffs/sequels and three TV movies released in 1991, 1994 and 2008. 

Hurwitz and Schlossberg are said to be in negotiations to direct Universal’s theatrical reboot, according to THR. There’s no word yet on plot details, but the new film has seemingly been in development for a while now at the studio, with Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider previously writing up an initial script treatment.

Of course, Heald, Hurwitz and Schlossberg have proven their chops to helm this kind of project as they were instrumental in showrunning the hit Netflix series Cobra Kai, a critically acclaimed successor to the nostalgic Karate Kid films from the ’80s. The trio have also been attached to Sam and Victor’s Day Off, Paramount Pictures’ upcoming movie spinoff to teen classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986).

If the deal with Universal materializes, all three creatives will produce the Knight Rider pic through their Counterbalance Entertainment banner (Cobra Kai) with Kelly McCormick and David Leitch for 87North (The Fall Guy), and Gary Barber and Chris Stone for Spyglass (Spy Kids: Armageddon).

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