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At the Monte-Carlo TV Festival, David Boreanaz says his son Jaden appears in NBC’s The Rockford Files pilot and even roughs up Jim Rockford in the opening scene. Boreanaz also shares that James Garner’s daughter Gigi gave him a set of the late star’s worry beads as a keepsake for taking on the iconic role. Filming begins in October for a January premiere on NBC.
David Boreanaz says he’s stepping into James Garner’s iconic Rockford for NBC’s The Rockford Files revival, aiming to honor Garner while making the role his own. The project has already shot a pilot and will resume filming in Southern California, with Boreanaz noting he’s old enough to play Rockford at 57. His son Jaden joins the cast, and the reboot aims for a retro-meets-modern vibe, keeping Rockford’s car and trailer-home vibe. Past attempts to revive Rockford—Dermot Mulroney’s 2009 pilot and a Vince Vaughn movie—fell through, but this reboot appears more settled as it heads toward a January shoot.
NBC is reviving its traditional pilot season in 2027, ordering eight pilots that yield four series pickups: Line of Fire and Newlyweds debut in the fall, while The Rockford Files and Sunset P.I. launch in early 2027, with NBCUniversal executives noting pilot-season visibility and a commitment to developing pilots year‑round.