Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are reviving reality series “The Runner” for Verizon’s go90 platform.
Their Pearl Street Films will join forces with Pilgrim Media Group and Adaptive Studios on the modern-day version of the mobile-centric series. The show was originally sold to ABC in 2000, but was yanked shortly after the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks. It ended up at Yahoo five years later, where it sat in development.
Fortunately, technology appears to have caught up with the series’ ambitious concept, making for a stronger package when it launches this summer.
“The Runner” follows one individual attempting to make it across the United States unnoticed over the course of 30 days, while the entire country tries to locate and capture him or her using all available technology.