For the 2008 movie and subsequent revival television series see Knight Rider (2008 film) and Knight Rider (2008 TV series).
Knight Rider is an
American television series that originally ran from September 26, 1982, to August 8, 1986. The series was broadcast on
NBC and starred
David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a high-tech modern-day
knight fighting crime. Michael Knight drove a sentient talking car with
artificial intelligence. Conceived and produced by
Glen A. Larson, the show was an instant hit. "I wanted to do
The Lone Ranger with a car", Larson said in
The Last Great Ride. "Kind of a sci-fi thing, with the soul of a
western."
In 2008, following the broadcast of a TV movie used as a
backdoor pilot, it was announced that a new season of
Knight Rider will be put into production with the first new episode to be broadcast in September 2008.
