If the series works, it won't have to rely on the movie's memory or reputation at all. Episode 1 49m After the Allied catastrophe at Dunkirk in 1940, Britain begins a daring program of training select troops to strike fast and deep behind enemy lines. So far it sounds very loosely based on the movie, and the title could just be a good way to get eyeballs from those who remember and/or like the film. Behind Enemy Lines Season 1 Release year: 2001 Interviews with veterans and archival footage reveal the origins of Britains elite World War II hit-and-run commando units. Here's how Deadline describes the TV version: Behind Enemy Lines a high-octane military thriller about an American flight crew that is shot down while on a secret mission over the jungles of Latin America, their commanding officer aboard an aircraft carrier fighting to bring them home, and a female CIA officer in Washington who stumbles into a sprawling conspiracy that unites them all. After the Allied catastrophe at Dunkirk in 1940, Britain begins a daring program of training select troops to strike fast and deep behind enemy lines.

During a routine mission, Burnett and his pilot, Stackhouse, photograph a case of genocide by Serbian soldiers, who shoot their plane down. Owen Wilson plays Lieutenant Chris Burnett, a naval aviator. Navy aviator shot down in Bosnia during the Serbian-Bosnia conflict. That last company also produced the feature version of the story. Interviews with veterans and archival footage reveal the origins of Britain's elite World War II hit-and-run commando units. BEHIND ENEMY LINES is a white-hot, action-oriented war movie about a U.S. The whole deal comes from 20th Century Fox TV, Temple Hill ( Revenge), and Davis Entertainment ( The Blacklist). Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.ĭeadline has info on the development, saying that Jeffrey Nachmanoff ( Hostages, Chicago Fire, Homeland) will write and direct the the pilot, if things get that far. That movie takes place during the Vietnam War and is perhaps the most realistic American movies about that war. Now it's Behind Enemy Lines getting the film-to-TV treatment, as the 2001 film, which originally starred Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson in relatively rare action/thriller mode, inspires a drama series that has Fox interested.ĭidn't see the movie? Saw it but barely remember that Tuesday night? Maybe you can't distinguish it from one of the three direct-to-video sequels that followed? Here's the recap: A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. A far better movie about an American military pilot who is shot down behind enemy lines is the 1988 movie BAT-21, with Gene Hackman playing the role of the pilot. You know the drill by now. A movie doesn't even have to be super-beloved or crazy recognizable to earn an expansion to the TV series format.

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