SyFy gets rights to "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"

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Syfy has acquired the rights to the classic British detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) from ITV Studios for development as a pilot for a one-hour scripted series to be produced by ITV. Josh Bycel (Scrubs) and Jonathan Fener (American Dad) will write and executive produce. Howard Braunstein of Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment (The Memory Keepers Daughter/Christmas in Canaan) will also executive produce.


Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is based on the popular British series from the late 1960s in which Hopkirk (Kenneth Cope) was murdered in the line of duty. He returned as a ghost, visible only to his former partner, Randall (Mike Pratt), and assisted him in crime fighting from beyond the grave.

“Josh and Jonathan have found a great way to update the buddy-cop formula with a supernatural twist. We look forward to working with them, Howard, and ITV to bring new life to this British classic,” said Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming for Syfy.