"Bewitched" Series Reboot Is Moving Forward

A reboot of the beloved 1964 sitcom "Bewitched" is officially moving forward.

Fox has put in development an hour-long reimagining of the classic TV series.

The show hails from writer/executive producer Judalina Neira (The Boys, Daisy Jones and the Six), executive producer Doug Robinson and Sony Pictures Television.

Both Neira and Robinson are based at Sony TV and have re-upped their overall deals with the indie studio.

The reboot was the first project Neira took on via her Famous Last Words Productions, when she signed her first overall deal with Sony TV in early 2024.

She was teamed from the get-go with Robinson and Lauren Moffat of Doug Robinson Productions who executive produce alongside her.

Developed internally at Sony TV, the project was taken out over the summer, landing at Fox.

As per usual in the current time, it took close to two months for the deal to close.

Sony TV will co-produce the potential series with Fox Entertainment.

The two companies have an existing business framework as Sony TV has become a top scripted series supplier to the independent broadcast network with shows such as the sophomore hit "Doc", animated comedy series "Universal Basic Guys", as well as dramas "Accused: and "Alert".

In the new Bewitched, whose tone is described as heartfelt, though they come from two wildly different worlds — he’s a human, she’s a witch — for Samantha and Darrin, it’s love at first sight. But to be together, they’ll have to navigate their disapproving parents, walk a tightrope of cultural clashes, and bridge the divides between their families and worlds.

Created by Sol Saks and executive produced by Harry Ackerman, "Bewitched" ran for eight seasons on ABC from 1964-72.

The series starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha, a witch married to an ordinary mortal man, Darrin, and chronicles the way her powers and family get in the way of her efforts to live a normal, magic-free life as a typical suburban housewife.

A short-lived spinoff focused on Samantha’s daughter, "Tabitha", premiered on ABC in 1977.

There have been separate attempts by ABC, NBC, and CBS over the past decade and a half to develop a Bewitched reboot with Sony TV. Like the original, all three projects were half-hour comedies.

The dramatic, hourlong take by Neira is reminiscent of the Bel-Air drama reimagining of the Will Smith sitcom.

Both Neira and Robinson have experience that spans comedy and drama.

There is also a live-action family "Bewitched" series following pre-teen "Tabitha", which remains in active development from the Sony Pictures Television Kids division and Flying Bark.

"Bewitched" also received a feature remake with Columbia Pictures’ 2005 movie starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, with another feature reboot put in development in 2021.