The 2000 TV sequence “The Fugitive” adopted the success of the 1993 Harrison Ford-led film of the identical identify, and it featured Chris Evans lengthy earlier than he turned Captain America.
The crime thriller franchise has had a number of reboots since “The Fugitive” initially aired as a TV present within the Nineteen Sixties. Ford’s movie earned rave evaluations from critics and basic audiences, moreover rating because the second-highest grossing theatrical launch of 1993. The following installment of “The Fugitive” got here within the type of a 23-episode first season airing on CBS from 2000 to 2001. The sequence starred Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Kimble, who goes on the run from police after being wrongly implicated in his spouse’s homicide.
Evans landed his second-ever TV function on “The Fugitive,” showing in Episode 3 as a minor character named Zack, a rowdy jock who enters Richard’s bar together with his buddies and begins a brawl. This guest-star alternative early on in Evans’ profession occurred 5 years earlier than his breakout function because the Human Torch in Marvel’s “Incredible 4” film. Since “The Fugitive,” Evans hasn’t performed a lot TV, although his efficiency in Apple TV’s “Defending Jacob” in 2020 is value noting. Nonetheless, Evans’ film profession has introduced him loads of recognition.
The Fugitive franchise has run past the 2000 present
Tim Daly’s “The Fugitive” sequence was cancelled after one season, however the motion franchise has continued to make comebacks. In 2020, the now-defunct streaming service Quibi premiered a restricted sequence revival of “The Fugitive” starring Boyd Holbrook and Kiefer Sutherland. The present earned an 11% rotten rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Regardless of the latest poor reception, one other “The Fugitive” remake may very well be on the way in which. In 2019, a film directed by Albert Hughes was reportedly within the works at Warner Bros., but no official updates on manufacturing or casting have surfaced since.
Earlier this yr, a rumor that Zendaya had been supplied the lead function in “The Fugitive” reboot movie took place, however nothing has been confirmed. Nonetheless, an IP with a historical past as prolonged as “The Fugitive” will probably require a seasoned film star to command its subsequent outing. Over twenty years after “The Fugitive” TV revival aired, it is cool to know that it briefly included Evans, now a veteran of the motion style in his personal proper.
