“Ponch” will be paired Dax Shepard’s Jon Baker, a cop whose had more surgeries than most people have in a lifetime and is desperate to save his marriage.
Franks Poncherello might have been a fine name in the late ’70s and early ’80s, but in this contemporary tale, it’s Michael Peña’s fake identity given to him by the FBI.
Give those two motorcycles, put them out in the field, cue shenanigans.
As you can see in the trailer, which premiered on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, the CHiPS movie is putting a twist on the original TV show’s formula by putting Michael Peña’s character undercover to investigate crooked cops.