The both beloved and maligned series will be adapted as a feature film and approached as an action comedy with David Foster, Ryan Heppe, and Series creator Rick Husky will produce.

Chuck Russell, the man behind “The Scorpion King” and “The Mask” is on the short list to direct, with Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson writing the script.

The story will focus on the relationship between the title character and his father.

The TV series was one of many that fell under Aaron Spelling’s broad producing grasp, and it ran for five seasons, first on ABC, and then on CBS.

“The series was the poster child for cop TV shows in the 1980s with great stunts, so we think there’s a fun movie to be made from it,” Heppe said.

Foster and Heppe are currently working on a remake of “Short Circuit” with Maddock and Wilson having already written the first draft of the script.