One the 1980’s most iconic and successful television series’ is coming back! NBC announced yesterday that they are producing a 2 hour made-for-TV movie sequel to Knight Rider.

Among the details of the announcement yesterday is that KITT will be voiced by Arrested Development’s Will Arnett. Arnett is known for his comedy roles but has also shown talent as a voice-over actor in commercials. Additionally, it was announced that KITT will be a new customized 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR.

The movie will star Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, and Bruce Davidson. Additionally, David Hasselhoff will make a special-guest appearance as Michael Knight (the role that made him famous).

The new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) is the coolest car ever created - an onboard supercomputer capable of hacking almost any system, a fully loaded weapons system, and a body that is capable of shifting shape and color. Not to mention its highly advanced artificial intelligence that makes it a crime-fighting partner - not just a car.

Plot details released by NBC yesterday are as follows:

Sarah Graiman is a 24-year old Ph.D candidate at Stanford University, following in her genius father Charles’ (Davison) footsteps. But when men attempt to abduct her, Sarah receives a mysterious call from KITT warning her that he’s a creation of Charles, who also invented the first KITT 25 years ago — and that her father is in serious danger.

Sarah and KITT track down her best friend from childhood, Mike Tracer (Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, whom Sarah hasn’t seen since he left home at 18. Having served in Iraq, Mike is now jaded and lost and initially resistant. Eventually he agrees to help Sarah and the two set out to discover who’s behind the attempt to procure KITT and find Charles. Along the way, Carrie Rivai (Poitier) plays the agile yet tough FBI agent who has a long-standing friendship with Charles and Sarah. Due to those ties, she is brought into the mix to help in the search.

NBC said that they will monitor responses to the one-time TV event in order to determine whether or not to order a primetime television series for the fall season. The movie will air on February 17th from 9-11pm EST.

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