“Highway to Heaven” could be making a return trip to the TV screen.
Hollywood Reporter is reporting that A&E is developing a contemporary remake of the acclaimed late-1980s Michael Landon drama, with Mark Wahlberg on board as an executive producer. The project, which centers on an angel sent down to earth to help troubled souls, is being penned by former Hell on Wheels showrunner John Wirth.
The original, which ran for five seasons on NBC, starred Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent down on probation, and his Little House on the Prairie co-star Victor French as human companion Mark Gordon. Together, the pair is given assignments by God as Landon's character looks to earn his wings.
Wahlberg is also involved with the A&E reality series “Wahlburgers,” about his family’s restaurant.
