Universal in talks to reimagine Knight Rider with Cobra Kai writers

Universal Pictures is moving to bring Knight Rider back to the big screen, anchoring the project with the team behind Cobra Kai. Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald are in early negotiations to write the screenplay, with Hurwitz and Schlossberg also weighing directorial duties. The trio would produce through Counterbalance Entertainment, joining forces with 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch, and Spyglass’s Gary Barber and Chris Stone, under a first-look deal with Universal. The film’s development signals a concerted push to reimagine the 1980s action classic for a contemporary audience while preserving the core appeal of its most famous element: the sentient car known as KITT.

Knight Rider, created by Glen A. Larson, aired on NBC from 1982 to 1986 and became a defining piece of 1980s pop culture. David Hasselhoff starred as Michael Knight, a crime fighter who works with a highly advanced, self-aware Trans Am named KITT as part of FLAG, the Foundation for Law and Government. The premise fused high-speed action with cutting-edge gadgetry, establishing a lasting legacy that expanded into spin-offs, video games, merchandise and fan conventions. Over the years,...