Maniac Cop, the 1988-1993 slasher film franchise, has been eyed for a remake treatment of some kind for several years, with its last attempt, a feature film, having come to a screeching halt a few years back. However, like the films’ homicidal zombified flatfoot himself, the remake endeavor has been reanimated, this time in the form of a television project at HBO!

The Maniac Cop franchise – represented by a film trilogy in 1988’s Maniac Cop, 1990’s Maniac Cop 2 and 1993’s Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence – started life as a slasher about unhinged cop Matt Cordell (the late Robert Z’Dar) who, decked out in full uniform, goes on an indiscriminate killing spree. However, in a manner akin to the Friday the 13th films, the sequels didn’t let Cordell’s death stop him from returning, bringing the killer constabulary back as a hulking zombie with a gruesomely-mangled visage, still in uniform and keeping the kills coming. The first film notably co-stars Evil Dead hero Bruce Campbell as one of the protagonists tasked with tangling with Cordell.

Further Reading: 31 Best Streaming Horror TV Shows

Refn’s Maniac Cop series will manifest as the inaugural production of his byNWR Originals shingle, which is part of his website, byNWR.com. With the project serving as partnership between Refn’s company with HBO and Canal+, the event series is set to air in North America on HBO, with Canal+ airing it in France. As Refn expresses in a statement:

HBO’s Maniac Cop will also see Refn and Hyams serve as executive producers, joined in that capacity by the director of the original film series, William Lustig, along with Nick Hall, Lene Borglum, Frederic Fiore, Alex Gayner and Efe Cakarel.  Logical Pictures will head to Cannes, France’s MIPCOM 2019 (Oct. 15-19) to present the series to foreign broadcasters.

There’s no word yet on when to expect HBO’s Maniac Cop, but we will certainly keep you updated on the developments as they occur!

Joseph Baxter is a contributor for Den of Geek and Syfy Wire. You can find his work here. Follow him on Twitter @josbaxter.