An ambitious spinoff of the 1984 sci fi flick The Last Starfighter is currently in the works.

As reported by Variety , original Starfighter writer Jonathan Betuel has teamed up with 'immersive entertainment company' Surreal to develop 'The Starfighter Chronicles', which will be the first TV show to include virtual reality elements.The series will not continue the story of Alex Rogan, the teenager whose video game skills propelled him into a real life galactic war in the original movie. Instead, it will be a "serialized story about alien law enforcement."While you'll be able to watch it on a regular TV, certain scenes will be shot for VR headsets, allowing viewers to get 360 degree views of the inside of a spaceship, for example. Surreal.tv co-founders Rick Rey and Andy Vick liken the state of VR right now to online video at the end of the last decade, and are certain that the medium just needs a hit - like The Starfighter Chronicles - to get people interested.Though it's early days yet, Vick said he's started chatting with "potential suitors" to pick up the series.

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