Yet another attempt to reboot the old UK sci-fi show. Even if it
actually makes it as far as filming this time, it won't last long
and/or will be a completely different show. Just another waste of time "reboot" by the lazy talentless generation. :-\



Reboot of 48-Year-Old Sci-Fi Series in Works
From The Last of Us Director
--------------------------------------------
The popular British television series, Blake's 7, is all set to
get a reboot from Peter Hoar, the director of HBO's renowned
post-apocalyptic series, The Last of Us. Created by Terry Nation,
the series broke new ground in British TV history, pushing the
bounds of science fiction. It follows Roj Blake and his group of
rebels. They go against the authoritarian Terran Federation,
which colonizes numerous planets and Earth. The sci-fi show
originally aired on the BBC between 1978 and 1981.

Peter Hoar is developing Blake's 7 reboot
According to a new report, the director of The Last of Us is
working on the reboot of the legendary British TV programme
Blake's 7.

Per Deadline, Peter Hoar is joining hands with the executive
producer of A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, Matthew Bouch, and
Jason Haigh-Ellery, the executive producer of More Than This.

Hoar gained immense praise and fame after he directed the episode
"Long, Long Time" from The Last of Us Season 1. The outlet also
states that while he is pumped to take the director's chair for
the reboot of this 1978 show, the trio is looking to release it
on the BBC.

Talking about working on the reboot, Hoar said in a statement,
"The Blake's 7 story is legendary because they were given a
'softly softly' slot that was intended for police drama with a
budget intended for one big set and a few location shoots. At the
time, it felt like it meant something. Those shows got into my
veins. I could tell they didn't have money, but I was able to
compartmentalize and enjoy the ride knowing that the sets
wobbled."

Bouch also commented, "We're driven by our passions but also
seeing that there is a gap in the market in the UK - particularly
with the well-publicized dropping off of Doctor Who - for
genre-based British IP. We are looking to the international market
and seeing if there is a way of dovetailing that British
low-budget sensibility with international markets. We know in the
U.S. there's a big contraction, and we all need to think about
finding ways to make things more economical."

Meanwhile, more details regarding the reboot's cast, plot, and
release window are expected to be released in the near future.



<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2085471-blakes-7-reboot-in-works-the-last-of-director-peter-hoar>






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On Jan 19, 2026 at 3:53:01 PM PST, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

Yet another attempt to reboot the old UK sci-fi show. Even if it
actually makes it as far as filming this time, it won't last long
and/or will be a completely different show. Just another waste of time "reboot" by the lazy talentless generation. :-\

It's taking so long to get going because they haven't found exactly the right woke mix of races, religions, genders, and disabilities yet.

Reboot of 48-Year-Old Sci-Fi Series in Works
From The Last of Us Director
--------------------------------------------
The popular British television series, Blake's 7, is all set to
get a reboot from Peter Hoar, the director of HBO's renowned
post-apocalyptic series, The Last of Us. Created by Terry Nation,
the series broke new ground in British TV history, pushing the
bounds of science fiction. It follows Roj Blake and his group of
rebels. They go against the authoritarian Terran Federation,
which colonizes numerous planets and Earth. The sci-fi show
originally aired on the BBC between 1978 and 1981.

Peter Hoar is developing Blake's 7 reboot
According to a new report, the director of The Last of Us is
working on the reboot of the legendary British TV programme
Blake's 7.

Per Deadline, Peter Hoar is joining hands with the executive
producer of A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, Matthew Bouch, and
Jason Haigh-Ellery, the executive producer of More Than This.

Hoar gained immense praise and fame after he directed the episode
"Long, Long Time" from The Last of Us Season 1. The outlet also
states that while he is pumped to take the director's chair for
the reboot of this 1978 show, the trio is looking to release it
on the BBC.

Talking about working on the reboot, Hoar said in a statement,
"The Blake's 7 story is legendary because they were given a
'softly softly' slot that was intended for police drama with a
budget intended for one big set and a few location shoots. At the
time, it felt like it meant something. Those shows got into my
veins. I could tell they didn't have money, but I was able to
compartmentalize and enjoy the ride knowing that the sets
wobbled."

Bouch also commented, "We're driven by our passions but also
seeing that there is a gap in the market in the UK - particularly
with the well-publicized dropping off of Doctor Who - for
genre-based British IP. We are looking to the international market
and seeing if there is a way of dovetailing that British
low-budget sensibility with international markets. We know in the
U.S. there's a big contraction, and we all need to think about
finding ways to make things more economical."

Meanwhile, more details regarding the reboot's cast, plot, and
release window are expected to be released in the near future.

<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2085471-blakes-7-reboot-in-works-the-last-of-director-peter-hoar>

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[full snip]

One point I liked about this show was that at the ending

(spoiler rot-13'ed)

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Eyup.



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On 2026-01-20 01:57:51 +0000, danny burstein said:

[full snip]

One point I liked about this show was that at the ending

(spoiler rot-13'ed)

While most shows and movies of the Little Guy/Revolutionaries cersus
the evil empires has the good guys win, in this one they lost.

Rlhc.

Nobody knows what really happened at the end because the screen went
black. There are at least two different theories - one of which
includes the sequel series that actor Paul Darrow kept trying to get
made. :-)


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On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:56:08 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2026-01-20 01:57:51 +0000, danny burstein said:

[full snip]

One point I liked about this show was that at the ending

(spoiler rot-13'ed)

While most shows and movies of the Little Guy/Revolutionaries cersus
the evil empires has the good guys win, in this one they lost.

Rlhc.

Nobody knows what really happened at the end because the screen went
black. There are at least two different theories - one of which
includes the sequel series that actor Paul Darrow kept trying to get
made. :-)

In Doylist terms only Blake definitely died, since Gareth Thomas
demanded it so he couldn't be tempted back.

Any of the rest of the cast who wanted to go onto a potential season 5
would have been revealed to have only flesh wounds/be nearly dead/etc.

In the event only Darrow and Keating wanted to continue.

--
Jerry Brown

A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)

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