Beverly Hills Cop

The 2013 Beverly Hills Cop is an unaired pilot for a series that was originally planned to be a follow-up to the films starring Eddie Murphy. The new main character was to be his son, played by Brandon T. Jackson, who would be assisted by Murphy from time to time. This forty-minute reboot and semi-sequel isn't bad at all, the plot under the skilled direction of Barry Sonnenfeld flows well and manages to emulate the atmosphere of the original film trilogy very well. On the other hand, unfortunately, it's not memorable enough to propel a whole new series (especially in competition with dozens of other lightly comedic crime shows), and has therefore been shelved. As a sort of one-off before Axel Foley's real return to Netflix next year, it's OK. (25/11/2023)