The director of the original Training Day film, Antoine Fuqua, is listed as an executive producer, however, Danny Cannon (Gotham) is listed as the director, which confirmed previous reports that Fuqua wouldn’t be running the TV adaption.
CBS ordered pilots for new television series based on Training Day and MacGyver earlier this year, and now the network has decided to proceed with both shows.
We’ll bring you more information on the Training Day and MacGyver TV series as it becomes available.
It’s certainly disappointing that Fuqua, along with Hawke, won’t be heading the TV adaption of Training Day, but the premise is just as enticing as it was in the original film.