The highest-profile role of this year’s broadcast pilot season has been filled — David Boreanaz has closed a deal to headline NBC‘s reboot of The Rockford Files. The Angel, Bones and SEAL Team alum will succeed James Garner as James Rockford, the witty, world-weary and chronically broke private investigator Garner originated on the 1974 NBC series.
As expected, Rockford was a sought-after role. While broadcast pilots typically go through up to half-dozen offers for the leads until someone engages, there were only two offers in the case of The Rockford Files. Both got interest and led to negotiations, with
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