A planned NBC reboot of the 1979 ABC mystery-adventure
Hart to Hart will feature a gay couple.
According to
Deadline Hollywood, the project has received a script commitment from the network.
The original series had a five-season run from 1979-84. Almost a decade after the show ended, the Harts reunited for eight 90-minute made for television movies.
Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers starred in the original series as attorney Jonathan and journalist Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who regularly found themselves solving murders.
Max, the couple's butler, (played by Lionel Stander) narrated the show's opening lines.
"This is my boss – Jonathan Hart, a self-made millionaire. He's quite a guy. This is Mrs. H – she's gorgeous. She's one lady who knows how to take care of herself. By the way, my name is Max. I take care of both of them – which ain't easy, 'cause when they met, it was murder."
The new Hart to Hart will feature attorney Jonathan Hart and investigator Dan Hartman and is written by Christopher Fife (
Revenge, Private Practice).