Pamela Anderson and sons form AndHerSons, develop Barb Wire TV series

Pamela Anderson and her sons, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee, have launched a production company and are developing a television adaptation of the 1990s Dark Horse Comics character Barb Wire as the new company's first project, people familiar with the effort said. The project is in early development with Universal Content Productions and Dark Horse Entertainment attached to produce, according to a person with knowledge of the plans.

The series will center on Barbara Kopetski, known as Barb Wire, a hard-edged bounty hunter in the fictional city of Steel Harbor whose arsenal, motorcycle and willingness to take dangerous jobs for the right price define the character. Reports say the TV version will have a different tone than the 1996 feature film in which Anderson played the title role, and Anderson is not expected to reprise the character. Sources said it is too soon to say whether she might appear in any other capacity if the project advances to series.

AndHerSons Productions, the new company founded by Anderson and her sons, will serve as a production partner. Brandon Thomas Lee is reported to be an executive producer on the show alongside Anderson, while Dylan Jagger...