AMC Studios to develop a TV series adaptation of 1992 film Stay Tuned

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

I can't say that I'm surprised, given how awesome the movie was back in the day, but AMC Studios announced today that they're developing STAY TUNED, a TV series adaptation of the 1992 cult classic comedy starring John Ritter and Pam Dawber. The project is currently being set up by Fear The Walking Dead co-showrunner/executive producer Ian Goldberg and writer/producer Richard Naing, who is poised to write the series.

STAY TUNED is definitely a wild ride. The original film revolves around a married couple, Roy (Ritter) and Helen Knable (Dawber), who after being duped into installing a high-tech satellite dish system filled with 666 channels of hellish programming, are forced to survive a gauntlet of life-threatening TV shows and films. The movie even saw Roy and Helen Knable being transported into an animated show a la Tom & Jerry, as well as a music video inspired by the Purple One, Prince. Jeffrey Jones and Eugene Levy also starred alongside Ritter and Dawber for the comedy that was filled with hell-born hijinks.

Goldberg is currently co-showrunning Fear the Walking Dead with Andrew Chambliss, which has proven to be a smash hit for AMC and then some. Previously, Goldberg and Naing had teamed for DEAD OF SUMMER, a 2016 television series that takes place in 1989, and shows what happens when a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

We'll be sure to bring you more news about AMC's STAY TUNED projects as it develops.