The ‘Turner And Hooch’ Reboot Your Dog Begged For Is Heading To Disney+ As An Original Series
By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2019 10:30 am EST
The 1989 buddy cop comedy Turner and Hooch starred Tom Hanks as a detective and Beasley the Dog as a French mastiff left in his custody after one of his longtime friends is found dead, resulting in one of the more recognizable crime-solving duos of the ’80s. The movie is now slated to become a new original series on Disney+, with Burn Notice creator Matt Mix acting as writer and executive producer.
Deadline has news on the Turner and Hooch reboot coming to Disney+ as an original series. Though the overall story may not be the same, the series is believed to function on the basic premise of following a police detective working with a dog. We’re not sure if the dog ends up in the detective’s custody due to a case, or if he gets paired with a K-9 unit. But whatever the concept is this time, the series is getting close to landing a greenlight to move forward.
At the same time, it’s not as if Turner and Hooch is one of those movies that has a big nostalgic fanbase. It may get referenced frequently in pop culture, but that’s not indicative of interest in a reboot of the movie as a TV series. In fact, ABC once teamed with Touchstone TV in an attempt to adapt Turner and Hooch into a TV series starring Back to the Future bad guy Thomas F. Wilson as Turner and Beasley the Dog reprising his role from the movie. Though it didn’t get a series order, it still aired through the Wonderful World of Disney programming line-up in the summer of 1990.
