Those Impact readers of a certain age may remember cult show The Tomorrow People, a 70s tea-time sci-fi show with a memorably surreal theme-tune to rival Doctor Who. It was created by Roger Price and was arguably ahead of its time. With themes that would be echoed in more modern shows like Heroes, the original show, broadcast on Thames Television told of the next step of human evolution - a group of young people who were 'coming out' and developing the ability to talk telepathically and 'jaunt' (teleport) between locations. Their secret headquarters was in an abandoned London Underground station, where they were overseen by a computer called TIM.
Though some of the earlier episodes of the show might not have stood up well to the passage of time, some of the later episodes of the original show's run - which lasted six years - were thematically darker than one might expect for the time-slot it had and it developed a massive cult following. There was an attempt to revive the show in the UK in the 1990s which lasted three seasons, again in a teatime slot, and got mixed reviews. One of the stars of the 90s revamp was Naomie Harris, currently playing Eve in the Bond movie Skyfall. Since then, there have also been audio-adventures, some featuring original cast members such as Nicholas Young and Mike Holloway.
The new show would be executively produced by Arrow‘s Greg Berlanti and The Vampire Diaries‘ Julie Plec with the initial script being written by Chuck's Phil Klemmer (Chuck) and be a rare co-production between Freemantle, which owned the original rights, and Warner Bros. TV.
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