“Lost In Space” is a franchise that Hollywood never quite figured out. The campy ’60s television series was eventually turned into a 1998 action adventure movie that is perhaps most notable for being the movie where Gary Oldman turned into a spider. Now, two decades later, Netflix has their hands on the property and have turned into something a bit more serious and compelling. Oh lord, I’m going to watch this, aren’t I?
Starring Parker Posey (whoa, really?) and Ignacio Serricchio ( ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ), the show comes from the braintrust behind “Dracula Untold,” “Gods Of Egypt,” “The Last Witch Hunter,” and “Power Rangers.” I know, those are big warning flags and we should probably back away slowly, and yet, I cannot. Here’s the official synopsis:
Lost in Space is a Netflix Original dramatic and modern reimagining of the classic 1960’s science fiction series. Set 30 years in the future, colonization in space is now a reality, and the Robinson family is among those tested and selected to make a new life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find themselves abruptly torn off course en route to their new home they must forge new alliances and work together to survive in a dangerous alien environment, light-years from their original destination. Stranded along with the Robinsons are two outsiders who find themselves thrown together by circumstance and a mutual knack for deception. The unsettlingly charismatic Dr. Smith (Parker Posey) is a master manipulator with an inscrutable end game. And the roguish, but inadvertently charming Don West (Ignacio Serricchio) is a highly-skilled, blue collar contractor, who had no intention of joining the colony, let alone crash landing on a lost planet.
“Lost In Space” launches on Netflix on April 13th.