Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
11-episode Netflix series with Jon Hamm or Mark Ruffalo as Kimble and Viola Davis, Idris Elba or Michael Shannon as the marshal
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- An 11-episode Netflix show is accepted; the Devlin MacGregor plot is more believable now than in 1993.
- One participant picks Mark Ruffalo as Kimble for his mix of intelligence, innocence and looking aggrieved.
- Jon Hamm is proposed, then said to also have been another participant's choice: a believable doctor with a great jaw and big charismatic TV star.
- Ruffalo's case is defended with a 'they knew' sequel joke, but he is later dismissed as busy with the Hulk.
- The marshal should be Black or a woman to change the dynamic, with Viola Davis suggested; the pairing lands on Hamm and Viola.
- Joey Pants could come out of retirement as an older Cosmo.
- For a male minority Gerard, someone with a comedian background is suggested, with Chris Rock raised, and Idris Elba is proposed; Elba is questioned on sarcasm but defended via Molly's Game and Luther.
- Liam Neeson as an older fugitive would not survive the dam; Brad Pitt would have been a great fugitive in a movie version.
- A tech-era version would need to handle the internet, which makes it less of a pure ride; Will Smith basically already did it.
- Michael Shannon is suggested as Sam Gerard; one participant dislikes him.
- The Fugitive should be a binge-watch show; a series could have a different fugitive, director and writer every season.