If, at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s the saying, right? Well, that appears to be the mantra for series creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell, who are now on their second reboot attempt for the early-’00s detective series “Veronica Mars.”
Back in 2004, in the infancy of the CW network, Bell starred as Veronica Mars in the series of the same name. The show followed the teenage private detective, as she investigated a series of crimes, while also navigating the troubles and drama of high school life. ‘Mars’ never became a massive hit, instead finding a devoted cult audience that was heartbroken when the series was canceled after three seasons.
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But it wasn’t a permanent death. You see, 10 years later, Thomas and Bell started a crowd-funding campaign that paid for a new film based on the series, which was going to see the title character move into her adult life, still as inquisitive and smart as before, but with new drama and challenges. Alas, that film didn’t capture any new fans, and a reboot film franchise was quickly killed.
Now, the third attempt to launch “Veronica Mars” is about to happen, but the character is going back to her roots — TV. Hulu has signed the cast and crew to make “Veronica Mars” Season 4, which will hopefully launch a brand-new run of TV shows and keep Bell’s character alive for the foreseeable future.
The series stars Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Max Greenfield, and J.K. Simmons.
“Veronica Mars” premieres on Hulu on July 26.
Here’s the synopsis:
Spring breakers are getting murdered in Neptune, thereby decimating the seaside town’s lifeblood tourist industry. After Mars Investigations is hired by the family of one of the victims to find their son’s killer, Veronica is drawn into an epic eight-episode mystery that pits the enclave’s wealthy elites, who would rather put an end to the month-long bacchanalia, against a working class that relies on the cash influx that comes with being the West Coast’s answer to Daytona Beach.