Sadly, it seems that much like the ghosts at the end of each episode, the possibility of a new version of Cold Case is fading.
The TV Line website, picking up on the briefest of mentions on a Deadline site wrap-up of CBS-related news, is reporting that the Cold Case reboot is not going forward. We posted about the project being in development back in April.
There was never any definitive news on the project but the talk was of a new location and cast with original creator Meredith Stiehm back script writing. Danny Pino was rumoured to have been contacted about reprieving his role as Detective Scott Valens. Kathryn was not similiarly referred to but you would have think that would have been a target for any new production.
A large number of TV show projects are in various stages of development all the time. Most don’t get made. Cold Case was a strong enough premise, with good writing, acting, and a different tone to so many cop shows. It was one of the lucky ones.
It is interesting to note that the initial April report on Deadline about this new show being developed is one of the most commented on stories they’ve had in a long time. Few articles since have come even close to it. That clearly indicates the love for Cold Case and the wish to see it revived.
Read Regina Avalos’s article on the TV Line website HERE.
I’m not really sad to hear this. With a proposed new team and location and probably no involvement of Kathryn I wasn’t really interested. I’m actually having fun writing my own sequel series with my writing partner and we’re close to finishing up the second season of it as i speak.