A&E To Reboot ‘Cold Case Files’

By R. Thomas Umstead
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A&E will reboot its Emmy-nominated series Cold Case Files in February after more than a decade's hiatus.

The series, which explores reopened criminal cases that have gone unsolved for years, will return for a 10-episode run beginning Feb. 27, according to network officials. Actor Danny Glover will narrate the series, which last aired on A&E in 2006.

Cold Case Files will be produced by Blumhouse Television (The Jinx) and global production studio AMPLE, said A&E.

"Cold Case Files remains one of A&E’s most beloved and successful series of all time,” Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive vice president and head of programming for A&E, said in a release.  “The new creative team has infused the franchise with a rejuvenated approach to storytelling at a time when true crime investigation is capturing the nation’s attention more than ever.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.