The creative team behind true-crime trailblazer Unsolved Mysteries are kinda like the real-life Defenders in that they’ve had a hand in putting away innumerable miscreants over their storied career. Instead of super strength or the ability to withstand a barrage of bullets, the Unsolved Mysteries team has been thwarting the criminal element via dramatic reenactments and the sweet, super-spooky voice of former host Robert Stack since the show’s inception in 1987.

During our current era of Peak True-Crime Television, Unsolved Mysteries, the gold standard of the genre, is no longer producing new episodes, which is a TV travesty. Unsolved Mysteries is better than any true-crime series currently on the air, and in an age where nostalgia reigns supreme and reboots are handed out like a free comedy flyer in Times Square, the fact that Unsolved Mysteries isn’t getting the revival treatment is equal parts silly and ridiculous.

Two people who likely agree with that sentiment are the creators of Unsolved Mysteries, John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. During an April 2017 AMA on Reddit (an informative must-read for any fan of the series), the two revealed that they were in the process of “reaching out to networks” to gauge interest in the possibility of creating new episodes. In the true spirit of the series, Decider reached out to Cosgrove in the hopes of solving the mystery of when this true-crime titan might return with all-new episodes. *Robert Stack voice: UPDATE*

“We are actively talking to a couple of broadcasters who have shown interest, and we’re very optimistic that we’ll have something by way of new episodes by the end of the year,” Cosgrove said in a statement to Decider. “It’s too early to go into much detail, but we’ve had our research producers look into possible stories and they’ve found some excellent ones which can be ready to go quickly.”

An Unsolved Mysteries revival is a no-brainer. The classic series introduced a generation of viewers to the captivating joys of the true-crime genre… and, also, nightmares. Lots and lots of nightmares. Seriously, Robert Stack’s dulcet, frightening voice kept the nightlight industry afloat during the nineties. For younger viewers, it wasn’t a show you watched so much as you consumed through furtive peeks behind the safety of your blanket. It was a delight; a terrifying delight. And while many shows have attempted to duplicate its success, there’s nothing better than the original.

There’s never been a better time for an Unsolved Mysteries comeback. Thanks to a trove of past episodes now available to stream on Prime Video (complete with brand new updates on older cases), the pioneering program is in the midst of a renaissance as older viewers take a familiar stroll down memory lane and younger fans discover the enigmatic joys of the series for the very first time. Plus, it wouldn’t be the first time a network has been able to solve the mystery of cancellation for this particular series. While the original iteration ended in 2002, Unsolved Mysteries was revived by Spike TV from 2008-2010 with new host Dennis Farina.

Unsolved Mysteries was true-crime before true-crime was cool. John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer were at the forefront of an innovative genre that’s both informative and entertaining. It’s a series that needs to return — not just because the passionate fanbase wants to see new episodes — but because there are so many mysteries that still remain unsolved.

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