35 Years after the film, a Point Break series is in development at AMC

The iconic 90s film Point Break, starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, is getting a TV adaptation. Channel AMC is developing a new drama series based on the 1991 film Point Break, which starred Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, and Gary Busey. The project originates from David Kalstein and was picked up by AMC after a highly competitive bidding war.


Point Break (1991)

The original film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff, followed FBI rookie Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), who infiltrates a group of Southern California bank robbers: the infamous surfing gang The Ex-Presidents. The members wear masks of former U.S. presidents and are led by the charismatic and reckless Bodhi (Patrick Swayze).

During Utah's undercover mission, he becomes increasingly entangled in their extreme lifestyle, which ultimately leads to spectacular chases and a fatal confrontation amid dangerous waves.

The new series is set 35 years after the events of the film and focuses on a new, dangerous robbery gang with ties to the original Ex-Presidents members. The series aims to build on the film's mythology while telling a contemporary story.

David Kalstein will handle the writing and serve as an executive producer. Kalstein has extensive experience in television: he recently worked on Amazon's Butterfly (2025) with Daniel Dae Kim and was previously involved in series such as NCIS: Los Angeles, Quantico, and Treadstone, where he served as co-showrunner.

Point Break previously received a film remake in 2015, but AMC now hopes to achieve similar success with this series as with other adaptations of popular 90s titles.

The channel has recently found great success with Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, which is already in its third season, as well as its sister series Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches. With Point Break, AMC continues its strategy of reviving nostalgic film classics for a contemporary television audience.