Fox
on Tuesday handed out a put-pilot commitment to a TV remake of 2001 feature film Behind Enemy Lines.
Based on the 20th Century Fox feature starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman, Homeland’s Jeffrey Nachmanoff is set to pen the script and direct, should the drama move forward. Enemy hails from 20th Century Fox Television and studio-based Temple Hill as well as Davis Entertainment, the latter of whom produced the original. (Key to the remakes is having the original producers involved, which is true here for both 20th and Davis Entertainment.)
Fox’s Enemy is described as a high-octane military thriller about an American flight crew shot down while on a secret mission over the jungles of Latin America. It follows their commanding officer — on an aircraft carrier — and a female CIA officer in Washington who stumbles into a conspiracy that unites them all.
In addition to writing, Nachmanoff will exec produce alongside Davis’ John Davis — who produced the feature — as well as John Fox. Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey, who also exec produced the feature, and Marty Bowen are also on board.
The feature grossed $92 million worldwide and led to three direct-to-video sequels.
