Fox has ordered to pilot a series adaptation of the 2001 Owen Wilson-Gene Hackman war movie “Behind Enemy Lines,” the network announced Friday.
Nikki Toscano is writing and executive producing, and McG will direct the pilot and also serve as an EP.
Loosely based on the hit movie, which spawned at least two direct-to-video sequels, “Behind Enemy Lines” is described as a military soap thriller following a group of U.S. soldiers who find themselves trapped in enemy territory.
The multi-perspective narrative centers on soldiers on the ground and the officers and service men and women on a nearby aircraft carrier, along with intelligence officers in Washington, D.C.