Netflix has landed the "Lost in Space" remake following a bidding war for the 1960s TV cult classic, according to Deadline.
The original CBS series, created by Irwin Allen, ran from 1965 to 1968. Set in 1997, it followed a family who left an overpopulated Earth to colonize another planet before a mysterious man knocked their flight off course and left them lost in space fighting to get back home.
The new "Lost in Space" is described as "an epic but grounded science fiction saga focusing on a young family from Earth lost in an alien universe and the challenges they face in staying together against seemingly insurmountable odds."
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless will write and executive produce alongside Kevin Burns of Synthesis Entertainment, who tried to revive the series in 1999 at NBC as a telefilm.
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