Looks like Netflix pushing for more interactive programming.
The streaming giant is rebooting NBC’s Unsolved Mysteries and will get viewers involved.
A modern take on the classic, the reboot will follow a similar format to the original that first aired as a set of specials in 1987. Netflix will develop 12 new episodes that “will focus on one mystery and once again will look to viewers to help aid investigators in closing the book on long outstanding cases.”
The true-crime docuseries has tapped original creators Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove. Meurer has been set as show runner while Cosgrove will serve as producer. Also on board are Stranger Things’, producersShawn Levy and Josh Barry, who will produce the reboot via their 21 Laps banner.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Netflix promises to “maintain the chilling feeling viewers loved about the original, while also telling the stories through the lens of a premium Netflix documentary series.”
