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It appears that Marshall, Will and Holly will once again be embarking on a routine expedition that instead leads them to the la-annnnd of the lo-o-o-ossst!

Netflix in partnership with Legendary TV is in the “very early stages” of developing a reboot of the cheese-tastic 1970s cult classic Land of the Lost, Deadline and others are reporting.

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Netflix is ready to plunge into a classic science-fiction adventure with a reboot of Sid and Marty Krofft’s 1974 TV series Land of the Lost. According to Deadline, the streamer is joining forces with Sid and Marty Krofft’s production company and Marty’s daughter, Deanna Krofft Pope, VP of Development and Production at their studio, to bring the beloved property back to small screens. Deadline says the Land of the Lost reboot is in its “very early stages” of development, with the search for a writer alive and well.

1974’s Land of the Lost revolves around a father, Rick Marshall (Spencer Milligan), and his two children, Will Marshall (Wesley Eure) and Holly Marshall (Kathy Coleman), who accidentally travel through a portal to a bizarre land populated by dinosaurs, lizard people, and other dangerous creatures that would sooner have them for dinner than let them discover a way to get home.

Netflix is considering a return to the Land of the Lost.

The streamer is in the first stages of development on a reboot of the 1970s series, about a father and his two kids who, after “the greatest earthquake ever known,” according to the show’s theme song, are transported to a world where dinosaurs still exist and other fantastic creatures abound. Legendary Television and Sid and Marty Krofft Productions, which produced the original show, are behind the new project.

Netflix and Legendary TV declined comment.

Land of the Lost is just at the starting line of its development process, with no writer attached yet. Deanna Krofft Pope, vp development and production at the Kroffts’ company and daughter of the late Marty Krofft, will produce.

Land of the Lost originally ran from 1974-76 as a Saturday morning series on NBC, following Rick Marshall (Spencer Milligan) and his kids Will (Wesley Eure...

A reboot of “Land of the Lost” is in early development at Netfilx, Variety has learned from sources.

Original series co-creators Sid and Marty Krofft are attached as executive producers, with Deanna Krofft Pope also set to produce. Legendary Television will produce. No writer is currently attached.

Netflix declined to comment.

The original “Land of the Lost” debuted in 1974, running for three seasons on NBC. The Kroffts co-created the show with Allan Foshko. The show followed Rick Marshall and his children, Will and Holly. The family becomes trapped in an alternate dimension inhabited by dinosaurs and a variety of bizarre creatures, including the lizard-like villainous Sleestaks.

The show starred Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, and Spencer Milligan. Philip Paley starred as Cha-Ka, a member of the primate-like Pakuni who befriends the Marshalls.

Though it only had a short run on TV, “Land of the Lost” has developed a cult following over the years.

Brad Silberling's 2009 film "Land of the Lost" was a feature-length spoof of the 1974 NBC adventure series co-created by Sid & Marty Krofft. The Krofft shows of the '70s and '80s were all fantasy programs that typically centered on parallel universes, fun puppets, and wild monster costumes. 

Their "Land of the Lost," which ran for 43 episodes over its three seasons, was the Kroffts' headiest, least comedic series. It followed the adventures of Rick (Spencer Milligan) and his kids Will (Wesley Eure) and Holly (Kathy Coleman) as they accidentally crash through a dimensional portal while whitewater rafting. They arrived in a prehistoric world overrun by dinosaurs and a species of Sasquatch-like protohumans called Pakuni. There are also wicked, threatening humanoid reptiles in this universe called Sleestaks who live in a series of underground chambers. There are magical crystals in the caves, as well as mysterious obelisks that may have the...

Actor Spencer Milligan, who portrayed Ranger Rick Marshall on Land of the Lost, has passed away at 86. Milligan left the show due to a pay dispute and continued acting in various TV roles. Milligan's co-stars Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman paid tribute to him, remembering him as a "true father to us all."

Actor Spencer Milligan, best known for playing Ranger Rick Marshall on the classic NBC series Land of the Lost, has died at the age of 86. His passing was announced by his family and by the co-stars who played his children, who called him a "true father to us all."

Milligan died at his home in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on April 18, but his death was not announced until now. A cause of death of not announced. Land of the Lost stars Wesley Eure, who played Will Marshall, and Kathy Coleman, who played Holly Marshall, appeared together in a...

Brad Silberling's 2009 comedy/adventure "Land of the Lost" was a big-budget re-imagining of Sid and Marty Krofft's low-rent 1974 TV series of the same name. In the TV show, Marshall (Spencer Milligan), Will (Wesley), and Holly (Kathy Coleman) are on a routine river-rafting expedition when they encounter the biggest earthquake ever documented. They ride a raft through an aperture in the Earth and wind up in the Land of the Lost, a subterranean world ruled by dinosaurs and populated by ape-like proto-humans known as the Pakuni. Later in the series, there are discussions about having sailed through a time doorway, although the Land of the Lost is not prehistoric Earth, but a bizarre nether-realm filled with magic crystals, ineffable high-tech obelisks, and evil lizard people called Sleestaks. "Land of the Lost" was a touchstone of Gen-x kiddie entertainment.

In the PG-13-rated 2009 film (a spoof as much as an...

How did a TV show like Land of the Lost ever get made? The 70s saw some really wild television. It seemed like TV networks were willing to try anything at least once. From shows about space age garbage men named Quark, Bionic Couples, or couples who are actually elements like the little known BBC series Sapphire and Steel. Anything and everything was game for at least one season. Children’s programming was even more bizarre, as networks tried to engage kids and teens alike in a time when psychedelic was the norm. When it came to family and kid’s TV though, there was one duo who stood proud with a legacy that would dominate the 70s when it came to family programming and put the variety into the word “variety show”.

That duo was Sid and Marty Krofft, and they would be the creators of some of the...

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The new Land of the Lost movie is being released today. It's a parody of the 1974 series and stars Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, and Jorma Taccone. Though the tone is very different, the film does incorporate a lot of elements from the original TV show. The dreaded Sleestaks, monkey-boy Cha-Ka, and Grumpy the dinosaur are all along for the ride. Unfortunately, some other familiar faces from the TV show didn't make it to the big screen.

The original Land of the Lost TV series stars Spencer Milligan, Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, Ron Harper, and Philip Paley as Cha-Ka. It ran on Saturday mornings and revolves around an explorer father and his two children who find themselves transported to a strange alternate universe. The show ran for just three seasons and only 43 episodes were produced.

The show became so popular in syndication that a new version was created in 1991. It stars Timothy Bottoms,...