Pamela Anderson Is Bringing Barb Wire Back With A Gritty TV Reboot

Pamela Anderson is dusting off Barb Wire, but not the way you think. She just launched a production company with her sons and their first order of business is bringing the character back as a TV series. And no, she is not slipping back into the corset.

The family business

Anderson has formed And-Her-Sons Productions with Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee. Their debut project is a Barb Wire series, built around the comic book character Chris Warner created for Dark Horse Comics back in 1993. Most people know Barb from the 1996 movie where Anderson starred, which critics absolutely shredded at the time. That said, the film has picked up a cult crowd over the years and is creeping up on its 30th anniversary, which is somehow true and also makes me feel ancient.

What the new show is aiming for

The series centers on Barbara Kopetski, better known as Barb Wire, a no-nonsense bounty hunter ruling the chaos of Steel Harbor. She has hardware, a motorcycle, and a mercenary moral compass that points to justice if the check clears. Anderson is not reprising the role, and the team is signaling that this take will have a different vibe than the 1996 film.

'A hard-as-nails Barb Wire cuts through Steel Harbor with firepower, grit, and a bike to match, ready to fix what needs fixing - for a price.'

The players

• Pamela Anderson and Brandon Thomas Lee - executive producers for And-Her-Sons Productions
• Dylan Jagger Lee - co-founder of And-Her-Sons Productions
• Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg - executive producers for Dark Horse Entertainment
• Based on the Dark Horse character created by Chris Warner

Inside baseball note: naming the company And-Her-Sons is exactly the sort of on-the-nose, slightly cheeky move I respect. More as this one gears up.