Deadline is reporting that The CW is looking replace the concluding The Vampire Diaries by snapping up the rights to a TV series based upon Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys.
The series has been developed by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, iZombie) and is envisioned for a seven-season anthology style run, with each season spanning a decade of a 70 year story whereby the setting, human characters and antagonist will change from season to season.
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The Lost Boys followed two brothers who move to Santa Carla in California and find themselves taking on a gang of vampires. The cast includes Jason Patrick, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland, Diane Wiest, Jamie Gertz and Edward Herrmann. It was followed by two forgettable straight-to-video sequels in 2008 and 2010.
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Originally published August 19, 2016. Updated November 30, 2022.
