Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in TV Series from Scorpion Creator
Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to field his first turn as the star of a TV series, a spy adventure from the creator of Scorpion.
If the realm of scripted television is a “choppa,” then it appears that Arnold Schwarzenegger will, for the first time in his illustrious career, finally get to it.
The action icon is teaming with Skydance Television for an untitled television project with designs of becoming an hour-long series that will see Schwarzenegger as the star and executive producer, True Lies, there’s no indication that the project is an adaptation of any kind.
Nick Santora is the creator of the Schwarzenegger television project, set to develop and executive-produce as part of an existing overall deal with Skydance Television. Best known as the creator/executive producer of CBS’s 2014-2018 cybercrime drama, Scorpion, Santora recently created Quibi’s reboot series of Jack Reacher adaptation series.
Schwarzenegger’s aforementioned executive producer title here won’t be his first experience in that capacity, having executive-produced on his meta-minded 1993 movie, Terminator: Dark Fate.
Interestingly, this planned first foray into the starring splendor of scripted television for Schwarzenegger arrives after reports in early 2018 had him eyed to star in a Western television series for Amazon, titled Outrider; plans that failed to bear fruit. Regardless, he still has some films turns on his docket such as a role in Kung Fury 2 as the President and a role reprisal—opposite Eddie Murphy and a returning Danny DeVito—in director Ivan Reitman’s 30+ years-awaited Twins sequel, titled Triplets.
That is the extent of what’s known about Skydance’s Schwarzenegger television project at the moment. While there are no production or release windows to cite, it is likely to manifest as a streaming offering, with the company expected to pitch to streamers. The company is also reportedly set to commence preliminary casting for the role of the Schwarzenegger character’s daughter. However, if said role ends up going to Eliza Dushku, then we might just have to reconsider the True Lies similarities.
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