Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn could be coming to ABC soon -- but they won't be the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn that Mark Twain envisioned.
ABC is developing a drama based -- very loosely, it would seem -- on Twain's famous characters. The mystery-adventure series, tentatively titled "Finn & Sawyer," would re-cast Twain's creations as "young men in their 20s" who "form an investigative firm in a bustling, steampunk New Orleans."
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Jason Richman and David Zabel, who previously worked on the ABC police procedural series "Detroit 1-8-7," will write and executive-produce the project, via the Temple Hill Entertainment production company, which has an overall deal with ABC Studios.
Hollywood Reporter first reported news of the "Finn & Sawyer" development.
