‘Bones’ Creator Talks Potential Revival: ‘Maybe We Should Do It Again’
etcanada.com“Bones” aired for 12 hit seasons, producing 240 episodes and earning one of the most devoted fan bases in television. While the show ended its run in 2017, is there a chance for a series revival?
According to series creator Hart Hanson, it’s not impossible. READ MORE: David Boreanaz And Emily Deschanel Awarded $179 Million In ‘Bones’ Lawsuit Against Fox “We are in contact with each other,” Hanson told Variety. “Everybody on ‘Bones’ is in contact with each other.
At separate times, it’s like, ‘What are you doing? What’s the availability?’” One big stumbling block, Hanson explained, is the altered media landscape after the Disney-20th Century Fox merger, which left the Fox Network (which aired the show) remaining under the control of Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp, while the studio and its various properties — including “Bones” — now belong to Disney. “It’s complicated now because Fox broadcast ‘Bones,’ but Disney now bought 20th, so they own [the show].
It would take a million agents and lawyers to figure out who owns what and what platform it would show on,” Hanson explained. READ MORE: Emily Deschanel Reflects On The ‘Bones’ Series Finale: ‘Nothing Can Prepare You For The Very End’ “But we do keep talking.
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