According to THR, the main driving force behind Miami Vice getting a TV reboot is Vin Diesel, an actor now himself closely associated with fast cars and cocky swagger via the Fast and Furious franchise.
Diesel will serve as one of several executive producers on the Miami Vice reboot, with Peter McManus (Spike TV’s adaptation of The Mist) writing the script.
Miami Vice is the first project to result from a first-look deal that Diesel’s One Race Television production company signed with Universal Television.
Running from 1984 to 1989, Miami Vice produced 5 seasons and over 100 episodes filled with pastel suits, shiny sports cars, and devious drug dealers.