More than 25 after its release on the big screen, The Sandlot will be returning on the little one.
Released in 1993 but set in 1962, the coming-of-age film followed a group of baseball-loving kids as they experienced the joys of summer.
It may not be a hit, but it sounds as if the film’s original characters – including Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez, Hamilton “Ham” Porter, Michael “Squints” Palledorous, and Scotty Smalls – will all be back in a new TV series.
In an interview with the Rain Delay podcast, writer-director David Mickey Evans revealed a series about the characters has been picked up by a streaming service which has yet to be named.
“I just sold a Sandlot television show. We’re about to get an order for the first two seasons,” he said. “I already got all the original cast members back. It takes place in 1984, when they’re all like 33 years old and they all have children of their own, and that’s all I can tell you. I know who’s going to stream it. It doesn’t take a genius to figure that out right now.”
A prequel to the hit film which is being co-penned by Evans and Austin Reynolds is currently in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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