NETFLIX’S REBOOT OF CLASSIC ’60s SERIES ‘LOST IN SPACE’ DEBUTING IN APRIL&#8

If sci-fi has a first family, it’s got to be the Robinsons. Members of the fictional clan captured the imagination of many a space lover when they rocketed off into the unknown as part of the 1965 series “Lost In Space.”

Netflix, the world’s leading Internet TV network, has ordered a 10-episode first season of the one-hour sci-fi drama, from Legendary TV, based on the beloved 1960’s sci-fi classic from Irwin Allen.

Although the original series was family-friendly, the reboot might take a darker, grittier approach. That’s because the show is being written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharples, both from “Dracula Untold” and “The Last Witch Hunter.” It will be directed by Neil Marshall, who has helmed episodes of “Game of Thrones,” “Constantine” and “Hannibal,” as well as the feature films “Doomsday” and “Descent.”

The original CBS series, which turned 50 this year, told the story of the Robinson family, which, along with pilot Major Don West and a trusty robot, get blown off course thanks to sabotage from the troublemaking enemy agent Dr. Zachary Smith. Smith winds up becoming a victim of his own meddling and gets — you guessed it — lost in space with the rest of the crew.

Taking its cues from the original, campy series, the show centres around the Robinson family, who is forced to come together in a time of crisis. Stranded light years from their intended destination, they find themselves battling a strange new alien environment and also their own personal demons.

Equal parts family drama and sci-fi adventure, it is a survival story for the ages.

A film reboot of the show hit the screen in 1998 but wasn’t well received by critics, even though it performed moderately well at the box office (but let’s not talk about that blip).