Redo! The beloved Eighties series The A-Team starring Mr T will be remade but this time a woman will join the American Special Forces

By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:10 EST, 25 September 2015 | Updated: 19:17 EST, 25 September 2015

The A-Team was a hit action show from the 1980s that starred Mr T, George Peppard, Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz.

Now that series is getting a reboot from 20th Century Fox, according to Deadline.

But instead of only men in the clever American Special Forces group of operatives, a woman will come on board.

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The show will be back: The A-Team was a hit action show from the 1980s that starred Mr T, George Peppard, Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz. Now that series is getting a reboot from 20th Century Fox, according to Deadline

The show will be back: The A-Team was a hit action show from the 1980s that starred Mr T, George Peppard, Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz. Now that series is getting a reboot from 20th Century Fox, according to Deadline

'Like the original NBC show, the new A-Team revolves around a diverse team of American Special Forces operatives. Unlike the original all-male squad, the new team will include both male and female members,' the site added.

No cast members have been announced yet. 

The A-Team is group of operative that has been framed for a crime they didn’t commit. They set out to clear their names by uncovering the black-ops conspiracy that set them up.

A woman will be joining the A-Team: Instead of only men in the clever American Special Forces group of operatives, a woman will come on board

A woman will be joining the A-Team: Instead of only men in the clever American Special Forces group of operatives, a woman will come on board

The scoop: 'Like the original NBC show, the new A-Team revolves around a diverse team of American Special Forces operatives. Unlike the original all-male squad, the new team will include both male and female members,' the site added.

The scoop: 'Like the original NBC show, the new A-Team revolves around a diverse team of American Special Forces operatives. Unlike the original all-male squad, the new team will include both male and female members,' the site added.

The show included four former commandos-turned-mercenaries: John 'Hannibal' Smith (played by Peppard), Templeton 'Faceman' Peck (played by Benedict), the team’s pilot H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock (played by Schultz) and strongman, B.A. (Bad Attitude) Baracus (played by Mr. T). 

Fast & Furious writer-producer Chris Morgan executive produces with Cannell’s daughter, TV director Tawnia McKiernan.

Sleepy Hollow executive producer Albert Kim is writing the adaptation. 

The A-Team launched in 1983 and lasted five seasons.

A film version with Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson and Sharlto Copley came out in 2010.  

Guest star: Here is a 1986 episode with Boy George; the show included four former commandos-turned-mercenaries: John 'Hannibal' Smith (played by Peppard), Templeton 'Faceman' Peck (played by Benedict), the team’s pilot H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock (played by Schultz) and strongman, B.A. (Bad Attitude) Baracus (played by Mr. T)

Guest star: Here is a 1986 episode with Boy George; the show included four former commandos-turned-mercenaries: John 'Hannibal' Smith (played by Peppard), Templeton 'Faceman' Peck (played by Benedict), the team’s pilot H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock (played by Schultz) and strongman, B.A. (Bad Attitude) Baracus (played by Mr. T)

His big show: Mr T became wildly popular in the 1980s thanks to this show; he is now 63-years-old

His big show: Mr T became wildly popular in the 1980s thanks to this show; he is now 63-years-old

 

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