'Rush Hour' TV Series: Buddy cop film franchise gets TV reboot on E4

The “Rush Hour” fans will be treated to a TV reboot of the buddy cop film franchise on E4. American broadcast TV network CBS produced a 13-episode adaptation of the “Rush Hour” film franchise that starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and E4 has acquired the buddy cop drama series which will air in 2016.

Broadcast reports that the British digital TV channel E4 signed the agreement for “Rush Hour” TV series as well as CW’s upcoming new series titled “Containment” with Hollywood studio Warner Bros International Television Distribution. The “Rush Hour” TV series will star “21 Jump Street” actor Justin Hires as a detective from Los Angeles and “Tekken” actor Jon Foo as the diligent detective from Hong Kong and partner of Hires’ character.

Jay Hunt, the chief creative officer of Channel 4, revealed to Broadcast in May that E4 was looking to revive its U.S. comedy slate. “If you can find a comedy that pops like that show does, they become absolutely channel-defining and commercially very valuable properties,” Hunt said in the Broadcast report.

Meanwhile, director Brett Ratner talked about the possibility of releasing a fourth “Rush Hour” film at the 2015 Television Critics Association, or TCA, summer press tour. “We’re always talking about it. We’ve just got to find the time between Chris Tucker, myself, and Jackie,” Ratner said in the Slashfilm report.

Cinema Blend reports that Ratner has a busy work schedule with “Beverly Hills Cop 4,” the “Black Mass” film that stars Johnny Depp, “The Revenant” and documentaries like “Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films” up his sleeve. Aside from scheduling, Jackie Chan’s decision to retire from action movies will be another problem in the “Rush Hour 4” production.

According to Cinema Blend, Chan cited back in 2012 that he will no longer work on action movies because of the wear and tear that his body goes through. However, Chan, 61, clarified that he is not done with action films but said that he will no longer work on as many movies or as many of his own stunts in his upcoming projects.

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