GREATEST AMERICAN HERO Reboot Starring NEW GIRL's Hannah Simone Not Moving Forward At ABC

GREATEST AMERICAN HERO Reboot Starring NEW GIRL's Hannah Simone Not Moving Forward At ABC

In the midst of all that cancelation news today, New Girl star Hannah Simone revealed that ABC will not be picking up her The Greatest American Hero reboot. Come take a look!

By RohanPatel - May 11, 2018 07:05 PM EST
Source: Hannah Simone
The Greatest American Hero will not be returning to your small screens this fall as ABC has officially passed on the pilot.

ABC's decision is one of the more surprising passes this year as many television pundits had expected the Nahnatchka Khan-produced project to be an almost sure thing, especially after they managed to land one of this pilot season's most heavily sought out actresses in Hannah Simone (New Girl).

The basic premise of the 30-minute half-hour comedy would have followed Meera, a 30-year-old woman from Cleveland, whose talents include drinking tequila, singing karaoke and not much else. All that changes when some aliens entrust her with a super suit protect the planet.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that their sources have said that the network felt the single-camera comedy felt a little "off-brand" for the Disney-owned network and instead opted for what they describe as more traditional family comedies like The Kids Are All Right and Single Parents, which is somewhat interesting to say the least. They did, however, stay in business with Khan and renewed Fresh Off The Boat for a fifth season.

Simone actually broke the news herself on Twitter and expressed her immense disappointment. 


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JK
JK - 5/11/2018, 8:02 PM
This makes me want to riot in the streets of Detroit

Anyone wanna give me a ride to Detroit
DSAC294
DSAC294 - 5/11/2018, 9:33 PM
@JK2point0 - lol, I live in Detroit, no place fun left to riot here
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 5/12/2018, 12:49 AM
@DSAC294 - you live in the forbidden zone?
case
case - 5/12/2018, 3:02 AM
@JK2point0 - Depending on how old you are @Gusto might give you a lift.
JK
JK - 5/12/2018, 3:32 AM
@case - I heard that that wilding kid finally paid up and got gusto that kayak and he sank

Drownded
2013venjix
2013venjix - 5/12/2018, 5:20 AM
@JK2point0 -

You're on your own!

But have fun!
DSAC294
DSAC294 - 5/12/2018, 6:36 AM
@noahthegrand - yep, driving in Detroit is like a combination of Escape from New York and Road Warrior. And it’s a daily guess which building will become abandoned next.
Pierce
Pierce - 5/13/2018, 9:12 AM
@DSAC294 - I'm working in detroit now. i agree, and the roads, MY GOD, THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS!
DSAC294
DSAC294 - 5/13/2018, 6:42 PM
@Pierce - get out now if you can lol. Oh yea, has to be worst roads in the US. Our roads in Detroit are worse than that in a 3rd word country.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 5/11/2018, 8:03 PM
Well that is unfortunate, though I don't think they passed it because their lead would be a woman of color. Quantico says hi and it lasted for 3 Seasons starring Priyanka Chopra.

case
case - 5/12/2018, 3:10 AM
@TheDoctor1225 - You just gonna let this reference hang here unattended?
RextheKing
RextheKing - 5/11/2018, 8:09 PM
Man, why did she have to make it about race and gender? Not to say that it isn't the case, but I highly doubt that race and/or gender had anything to do with the show not getting picked up.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 5/11/2018, 8:09 PM
Did they really try to play the race card on this?!
Binker
Binker - 5/11/2018, 8:16 PM
I wonder what's going on with the TV news.
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 5/11/2018, 8:19 PM
Believe it or not, TV networks are jerks,
What else can you expect them to be-hee-hee?
They dropped the ball, on such cowardly terms,
Why could that be?
Believe it or not, they’re just jerks.
superbigguy32
superbigguy32 - 5/11/2018, 8:22 PM
I was looking forward to it...I loved the old TV show with William Katt. So now let’s make it into a feature film with Justin Timberlake in the role.

Franshu
Franshu - 5/11/2018, 8:30 PM
FORGET ABOUT A DECENT STORY, INTERESTING CHARACTERS OR A PROMISING ORIGINAL VISION FOR A SERIES!!! IF IT'S A BROWN FEMALE SUPERHERO, IT DESERVES TO BE AUTOMATICALLY GREENLIT AND HAVE TWICE THE BUDGET OF GAME OF THRONES!
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 5/11/2018, 8:40 PM
The old show was ridiculous. And yes, as a kid, I probably saw every single episode. Multiple times. There wasn't much to do in the early eighties.
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 5/11/2018, 8:45 PM
Okay, I didn't even realize she has a bit of some non-white ethnicity in her. Nor did I care. But, that's me. I tend not to. Honestly.. I might have watched this show just to see her in the suit. :D
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