Starsky & Hutch gets female-led remake

The remake of the classic 1970s detective show Starsky & Hutch is in development at Fox. While details about the show's cast are yet to be revealed, the remake will reportedly have a female-led cast. 

The Starsky & Hutch remake is expected to focus on two female detectives, Sasha Starsky and Nicole Hutchinson. The casting details for the leads are yet to be announced. According to a synopsis of the show, the two will "solve crimes in the offbeat town of Desert City while staying true to their friendship, their awesomeness, and somehow also trying to unravel the mystery behind who sent their fathers to prison 15 years ago for a crime they didn’t commit."

Reportedly, the executives at Fox will get a first look at the show's script before giving an official greenlight to the remake. A pair of scripts are being developed by two prominent writers and showrunners, Sam Sklaver and Elizabeth Peterson. Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn would be reviewing their scripts before making a final decision.

Fox Entertainment is producing the remake of Starsky & Hutch along with Sony Pictures Television, the latter having produced the original series as Columbia Pictures TV. No release timeline for Starsky & Hutch has been announced yet.