Knight Rider
2008
Original language: English
- drama
- action & adventure
- crime
The story
On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as a reinvented, updated and super-charged action series showcasing the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Absolutely the coolest car ever created, KITT is equipped with an "AI" (artificial intelligence) that is capable of hacking almost any system. Its weapons systems match that of a jet fighter, and its body is capable of actually transforming into other vehicles and using sophisticated holographic imagery to elude villains.
What it’s like
Glossy 2008 network-TV digital, bright and saturated, with a sheen of early high-definition polish: sun-flared Californian boulevards, cool blue-steel nights, and the Mustang-style KITT rendered in reflective black paint and red scanner light that sweeps across dashboards and faces. Camera work is conventional and kinetic, with handheld chase sequences, quick cuts through car interiors, and bursts of holographic glitch effects. The score leans on synth-tinged rock and pulsing electronic beds, while KITT's voice carries the calm, dry cadence of a companion who is always a step ahead. Violence is moderate and bloodless, with car crashes, shootouts and fistfights that land as action rather than horror. Pacing moves briskly through case-of-the-week episodes with a serialized conspiracy thread running underneath, and the emotional register is buoyant and earnest, built on a young driver slowly trusting the car at his side. Good for a weekend binge when you want escapist, low-stakes adventure with a retro-futurist spark, and for viewers who enjoy gadget-driven procedurals.
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