Fox to remake the British comedy Absolutely Fabulous. The U.S. rendition of “Ab Fab” will be transplanted to L.A. but retain the basic template of the original, revolving around the friendship of two boozy, over-40 best friends who are desperate to stay hip and youthful and who carry on under the disapproving eye of Edina’s teenage daughter, Saffy. [Variety] Executive producer of Arrested Development, Mitch Hurwitz is involved in the project, so hopefully it won’t be as awful as anticipated.
In other news, The Riches was canceled. In case you care? I know I’m heartbroken. I forgot what that show was about. I remember thieves with many accents? Gypsies? Lots of money hidden in a Winnie? Eddie Izzard?
Tags: Absolutely Fabulous, Arrested Development, British Shows, Fox, The Riches
