UPDAT: Check out the first Trailer for Walker below!
UPDATE: An official synopsis for the Walker, Texas Ranger reboot titled Walker has been released:
“WALKER, a reimagining of the long-running series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” stars Jared Padalecki (“Supernatural”) as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He’ll attempt to reconnect with his creative and thoughtful son (Kale Culley, “Me, Myself and I”) and his headstrong, somewhat rebellious teenaged daughter (Violet Brinson, “Sharp Objects”) and navigate clashes with his family – an ADA brother (Keegan Allen, “Pretty Little Liars”) who stepped in during Walker’s absence, his perceptive mother (Molly Hagen, “Herman’s Head”) and his traditional rancher father (Mitch Pileggi, “The X-Files”). Walker’s former colleague is now his Ranger Captain, (Coby Bell, “The Game”). Walker finds unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers’ history) played by Lindsey Morgan (“The 100”), while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death. The show also stars Jeff Pierre as Trey Barnett. WALKER is written and executive produced by Anna Fricke (“Being Human,” “Valor”), and executive produced by Dan Lin and Lindsay Liberatore and Jared Padalecki. WALKER is from CBS Television Studios in association with Rideback.”
Walker will premiere on The CW January 2021.
SOURCE: CW
Another day, another reboot in Hollywood. Best known for his role in CW’s Supernatural, actor Jared Padalecki is set to step into Chuck Norris’ boots for an upcoming remake of 1990s action series Walker, Texas Ranger.
The project will be written and executive produced by Anna Fricke (Valor) and executive produced by Dan Lin (Lethal Weapon).
For those unfamiliar with the original series, it follows “Cordell Walker, a man finding his way back to his family while investigating crime in the state’s most elite unit. Our broken widower and father of two returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years for a high profile case – only to discover that there’s even more work to be done at home.”
The show is being shopped around now by CBS TV Studios with the CW and CBS being the likely destination.
SOURCE: Deadline