"Charlie's Angels" flying again on TV

U.S. actresses Cameron Diaz (R), Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu (C), pose after arriving for the Italian premiere of their latest movie 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' in Rome's Spain square July 3, 2003. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico

U.S. actresses Cameron Diaz (R), Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu (C), pose after arriving for the Italian premiere of their latest movie 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' in Rome's Spain square July 3, 2003.

Credit: Reuters/Alessia Pierdomenico

Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:49pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC is close to a ordering a pilot for "Charlie's Angels," planning a contemporary take on the 1970s crime series.

The project is being executive produced by the three producers of the two "Charlie's Angels" movies, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen and TV veteran Leonard Goldberg, who also executive produced the original series.

Josh Friedman, who recently adapted the "Terminator" movie franchise with Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," is writing the script and will also executive produce.

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