‘CSI’ Revival Event Series Being Investigated By CBS
If you’re craving moreCSIin your life, CBS is thinking about making you very happy. The network is mulling over aCSIrevival event series that would bring back some original stars of the procedural drama. The originalCSIran for fifteen seasons, and spawned three spin-offs:CSI: Miami,CSI: NY, andCSI: Cyber. The potential event series would be related to the mainCSI, and set in Las Vegas.
I never watchedCSI, but I was always aware of it – probably more soCSI: Miami, due to its very meme-able moments where David Caruso says something pithy and then puts on his sunglasses. But the original show (and its spinoffs) was unquestionably popular, or else it would’ve have lasted for fifteen years. And now it might come back!Deadlinesays CBS is considering aCSIevent series revival that could potentially bring backWilliam PetersenandJorja Fox, who both appeared in the original series.
There aren’t many other details beyond that, save for the comment that the series would be set in Las Vegas and serve as a “sequel to the mothershipCSI: Crime Scene Investigation.“CSIpremiered in 2000, and focused on “a dedicated group of forensic investigators at the Las Vegas Crime Lab works to solve often-grisly crimes in Sin City. Heading up the graveyard shift (an appropriate term in this case) is supervisor D.B. Russell, a “Left Coast” Sherlock Holmes who devours crime novels. Members of Russell’s team include Julie Finlay, Nick Stokes, Sara Sidle (the team’s moral compass), Greg Sanders and Morgan Brody. The investigative team works closely with Capt. Jim Brass — a seasoned detective who is a protector of CSI — Dr. Al Robbins — medical examiner — and quirky lab technician David Hodges. Previous leaders of the group include Gil Grissom and Dr. Ray Langston.”
The cast for the series over the years included William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Ted Danson, Laurence Fishburne, Elisabeth Shue, and Jorja Fox.CSI: Miamiwas the first spin-off, launching in 2002. That was followed byCSI: NYin 2004 andCSI: Cyberin 2014.
Jason Tracey, whose credits includeBurn NoticeandElementary, is set to write the script for theCSIevent series revival, with CBS TV Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer TV producing.
