Meatballs and Bell Media
Deadline has reported on the upcoming slate of shows that will come from the company Bell Media, which owns the production companies, Blink49 Studios and Incendo. One of the biggest titles that has been announced is a new TV adaptation of the 1979 comedy starring Bill Murray, Meatballs. The Meatballs series will be reimagined for the Bell streaming platform Crave. It is being billed as “a coming-of-age way-too late story that’s equal parts sweet and sexy,” which is set in “a failing summer camp that still has the potential to be the best place on Earth for 200 kids – or the 30 counselors who call it their home away from home.” Meatballs will be an eight-part series and has Heated Rivalry‘s Robbie G.K. attached.
Vice-President at Global Content at Bell, Justin Stockman, stated, “Meatballs is one of those classic IPs that has been talked about but hard to nail down. I’m happy to say we’ve now nailed down the rights, and can bring it back and modernize it.” He also noted that the show will “still be racy and funny, with a great script.”
Other shows that have been announced include the comedy Bulges, which stars Saved by the Bell‘s Zack Morris, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, as well as a revival of Big Brother Canada, unscripted series Balls Deep set in Miami’s world of elite sports and perfect bodies, the latest show from Jared Keeso, and Salty, a female buddy comedy about a pair of millennial mermaids.
The Littlest Hobo
Bell Media will also revive The Littlest Hobo, the first project from Bell’s development and production deal with Lionsgate and Point Grey Pictures, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s production house.
The series was a staple of Canadian television and our Chris Bumbray had revisited it for a Gone But Not Forgotten video. The Littlest Hobo is one of the craziest TV shows of all time. If you grew up in Canada during the ’80s and ’90s, you were undoubtedly raised on the adventures of this nameless German Shepherd, who trotted along from town-to-town, helping those in need. Throughout six seasons, the dog (billed as London in the credits, but actually at least four separate dogs) rescued children in danger, foiled a Soviet spy plot (yes – he fought the Cold War), prevented a plague outbreak, solved murders and helped innocent folks prove their innocence and more. Here’s the kicker – the dog didn’t have any magic powers or anything dumb like that. He was just a VERY good dog, albeit an incredibly intelligent one. It’s a fun piece of Canadian camp nostalgia that’s gained a major cult following in the U.S. Tons of seventies and eighties character actors show up in various episodes, including Leslie Nielsen, DeForest Kelly, Michael Ironside and many more.
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