The Saint: The Series?

                                                    
Looks like it's all go for a new "back door" Pilot of The Saint, well it will become a TV series if it is picked up as such.  With Eliza Dushku and Adam Rayner.  Roger Moore is to co-produce and we all remember Sir Roger himself played the title role of Simon Templar in the 1962 TV series, the series of books were written by Leslie Charteris. Also involved in the production is Geoffrey Moore, Roger's son.

Jesse Alexander is writing the script and he was involved in many shows including the five year hit show Alias as executive producer, Lost, Heroes to name a few.  Adam Rayner, a Brit actor known for his role in Hunted series 1 alongside Melissa George (who also had a stint on Alias season 3) will play the eponymous Simon Templar and Eliza is cast as Patricia Holm, his on/off romantic interest.  Of course we  know Eliza from Buffy and Dollhouse, hey no one mentions Tru Calling anymore, wonder why?  The character of Patrica Holm was featured in the books but did not make it to screen in any of the incarnations, except for one film from 1943, The Saint Meets The Tiger; where she was played by Jean Gillie.

There have been many versions of the popular novels, including The Saint TV series, as well as The Return of the Saint with Ian Ogilvy, liked that one.  As well as black and white films where Simon Templar was played by George Sanders.  Most people would prefer not to recall the movie version with Val Kilmer.

This Pilot will also feature Greg Grunberg and Enrique Murciano, it appears from photos posted on Twitter, but no news on what characters they will play. At least we will get to see Enrique on our screens again, he gets so little air time as it is, well he does!!

By the way my Alias book, Inter Alias: Unofficial and Unauthorized is also available at online book sites.