Blake's 7 is looking to return to TV with a U.S. remake

Science fiction fans from the 1980's will be excited to hear that the popular British TV series Blake's 7 will possibly making a come back to television. Georgeville Television, along with Casino Royale director Martin Campbell and writer Joe Pokaski (Heroes, CSI) are looking to bring back this cult classic.

The sci-fi show was set 700 years in the future and rivaled Star Trek during its run. The show followed a small group of criminals who were sentenced to a prison off of Earth and in route take their chance to escape. These criminals lead a rebellion against the Terran Federation which governs over Earth and its colonies and become unlikely heroes.

Given that the original was a low budget sci-fi show, it would be interesting to see what today's sci-fi standards and big budget studios could make of this show. Would you be interested in watching a remake of Blake's 7?

Source: Deadline