‘Highway to Heaven’ Remake Set at Fox for 2027-28 Season

Highway to Heaven, (from left): Eli Wallach, Michael Landon, Victor French, 'A Father's Faith', (Season 3, aired March 4, 1987), 1984-89.

Eli Wallach (left0, Michael Landon and Victor French in a 1987 episode of 'Highway to Heaven.' NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection Logo text

A few days before it announces its lineup for the 2026-27 season, Fox is looking ahead to 2027-28 — and also a good ways back in TV history.

The network has greenlit a remake of the 1980s series Highway to Heaven. Fox Entertainment Studios will produce and own the series, with Amblin Television and Michael Landon Productions also involved. Landon created and starred in the original series, which ran from 1984-89 on NBC.

Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) will be the showrunner on the new series, which like its predecessor will follow a “probationary angel” who’s sent to Earth to earn his wings by helping people in need.

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“I’m excited by the challenge of putting a contemporary lens on this classic tale,” Katims said in a statement. “The idea of telling a very grounded, human story about an angel feels immediately emotional to me — and fun. I love going outside my comfort zone to tell a tale about someone trying to do better as an angel than he did as a man.”

Highway to Heaven is the second series Fox has greenlit for the 2027-28 season. The network has also ordered Stewie, a Family Guy spinoff centered on the youngest member of the Griffin family.

“Highway to Heaven has always been about connection, compassion and the idea that small acts can have big ripple effects and make a lasting difference,” said Cindy Landon, Michael Landon’s widow and an executive producer of the new series. “I’m proud to help carry Michael’s legacy forward with partners like Fox and Amblin, who understand the heart of this series and are bringing it to a new generation at just the right moment.”

Added Fox Television Network president Michael Thorn, “With the incredible pairing of Jason Katims, Cindy Landon, and the Amblin team, we’re building on Highway to Heaven’s timeless legacy of transformation and optimism in a way that feels deeply relevant and relatable to our audience.”

Katims will executive produce with Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey and Todd Cohen for Amblin Television; Mark Itkin; and Cindy Landon and Wayne Lepoff for Michael Landon Productions.