Creator Kenneth Johnson, who wrote and directed the May 1983 miniseries (and earned a Writers Guild Award nomination in the process), has been tapped by NBC to revive the franchise.

In an announcement issued Monday by the network, Johnson said his new script will pick up 20 years after the original story.

Original stars Jane Badler, who reigned as alien queen Diana, and Marc Singer, who fought the good fight as mere mortal Mike Donovan, "could possibly return to resume their roles," the network notes. NBC also drops the names of Faye Grant, who played hero scientist Julie Parish, and Robert Englund, who, in a pre-Freddy turn, played Willie, the Visitor defector.

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