《Point Break》 (Point Break) develops eight episodes of the series

Masked robbers and surfboards will move from movies to TV series.AMC has greenlit Point Break as an eight-episode series.The new story is set more than thirty years after the events of the original 1991 film, as a new team inspired by the former President's robbers emerges and the FBI must once again enter this dangerous world.

In the original movie, Keanu Reeves plays an undercover FBI agent who blends into a group of surfers to track down the "Ex-President" gang who wear masks of the former U.S. president and rob banks.Patrick Swayze's character is the heart of the group.The new series will not directly retell that undercover operation, but will set the new heist years later.

According to the published plot, the FBI will rely on a former professional surfer with a mysterious identity and a complicated past to try to infiltrate the new team of robbers.AMC has yet to reveal who will play the character and how other members will join the cast.The announcement only gave the launch method of the story and did not introduce the character relationship in advance.

It is positioned as a continuation of the original story

AMC's wording of the intro suggests the series will place itself after the original film, rather than retelling the same undercover story.More than thirty years later, the iconic element of "Ex-President" has been re-borrowed by a new robbery team, and the Bureau needs to rely on people familiar with the surfing world to approach them.This setting retains the most eye-catching pursuit relationship of the original work, and also gives the plot a new contemporary timeline.

《Point Break》(Point Break) had a remake movie released in 2015, with actors and story framework replaced with new versions.This time AMC's TV series does not follow the remake, but clearly sets the starting point back to the 1991 work.For those who are familiar with the original film, the most direct connection between the new drama and the new drama is the two elements: former president, robber and undercover investigation.

The series is executive produced by Dave Carlstein and Christopher C. Rogers.The two stated in a statement that they were deeply moved by the original film, and they hope to bring that ethos about friendship, outlaws, and spiritual pursuits to the series.The producer did not provide more actual shooting content because of this statement, and the complete style will not be seen until the film is turned on.

The two showrunners' public statements did not describe the new series as a simple copy. They emphasized that the look and feel left by the original film will be continued.AMC and its production partners have only announced the eight-episode first season and plans to start filming next year. The director, the title of the first episode, and the specific broadcast platform arrangements have not yet been announced.

The first season will start filming next year

The eight-episode first season is expected to enter production next year.At this stage, the cast list, filming locations, broadcast window or length of individual episodes have not been announced, so it cannot be inferred whether the characters will have a direct connection with the original characters.AMC has given the green light, so the next thing worth waiting for is casting and the first batch of official stills.

The surfing, car chases, robberies and police investigations left behind in the original film are now put into the beginning of a new drama.Why the new team imitates the former president and why the former professional surfer is involved in the investigation will be revealed in these eight episodes.There should be more concrete news on this reboot plan once production starts next year.