The original CSI starring William Peterson and Jorja Fox is getting a reboot.
Entertainment Weekly reports that the actors will be reprising their roles as Gil Grissom and Sarda Sidle in CSI: Vegas.
The rest of the cast includes Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria, Mel Rodriguez, and Mandeep Dhillon. Wallace Langham will return to play David Hodges.
The official logline for the show reads: "CSI: Vegas opens a brand-new chapter in Las Vegas, the city where it all began. Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant new team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City."
The evidence never lies... ??@CSICBS is returning to CBS. Join us for the next chapter for CSI: Vegas in the 2021-2022 broadcast season. pic.twitter.com/dT60rG2Uhw
— CBS (@CBS) March 31, 2021
CSI, the first series in the franchise, ran for 15 seasons from 2000 - 2015. It spurned three spin-offs: CSI: Miami, CSI: New York and CSI: Cyber.