AMC Developing TV Series Based on ‘Point Break’

David Kalstein, who recently worked on the Prime Video action series ‘Butterfly’, will be running the new show, adapting the 1991 Kathryn Bigelow movie.

Keanu Reeves in 'Point Break.' Photo: 20th Century Fox.

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A TV series based on 1991’s ‘Point Break’ is in development.
AMC Network is backing the project.
David Kalstein will run the show.

1991 action thriller ‘Point Break’ has been through the remake wringer once before (see more on that lower down the page), but according to Deadline, cable channel AMC has decided to try again, this time developing the concept as a TV series.

David Kalstein, who recently worked on Prime Video series ‘Butterfly’ (which starred Daniel Dae Kim as an intelligence agent working in Korea), will be overseeing the eventual show.

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Release Date: Jul 12, 1991

Run Time: 2 hr 2 min

Budget: $24,000,000

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Lori Petty

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It’s hardly the first time AMC has looked to convert a 1990s movie into a series –– it has seen success with Anne Rice adaptation ‘Interview with the Vampire,’ which has spawned a small-screen franchise based on the author’s work.

What’s the story of ‘Point Break’?

(L to R): Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in 'Point Break.' Photo: 20th Century Fox.

The original movie, which was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff, starred Keanu Reeves as rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah, who infiltrates the Ex-Presidents, a gang of Southern California surfers who rob banks.

The Ex-Presidents, who wear masks of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Lyndon B. Johnson, are led by Patrick Swayze’s Bodhi, and Utah gets swept up in their daredevil lifestyle before a massive action chase and a reunion amid lethal waves.

A remake emerged in 2015 from director Ericson Core that starred Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo and Ray Winstone. It did not enjoy the same level of critical or commercial success.

A bigger question is how the concept can be stretched in order to fit the TV format; though Deadline’s story does at least offer some details: the series is set 35 years after the events of the original film and is focused on a dangerous heist crew with ties to the Ex-Presidents gang.

And converting movies to TV series has been a hit and miss prospect of late, with the likes of 'Lethal Weapon' failing to spark.

When will the new ‘Point Break’ TV series be on screens?

It’s clearly early days for this one, so AMC Networks has yet to announce when the show might be hitting our screens. We’re not sure we expect it much before 2027, though.