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The WB has won the rights to the new Lost in Space, paying more than $2 million for the red-hot family drama. At least three other networks made serious bids for the 20th Century Fox TV/Fox TV Studios project, which is being put together by scribe Doug Petrie (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), helmer John Woo and the Kevin Burns/Jon Jashni company Synthesis.

The show will explore a larger theme (the modern family) against a fantastic backdrop (outer space). Petrie will write and executive produce, with Woo attached to direct via his Lion Rock Productions.

Petrie said his vision for Lost in Space is for a show that’s "not about hardware." "It’s not about laser blasters and starships and funky aliens, though there will be bags of all of those... The show is going to be more based on what’s going on with the typical American family rather than a sweeping space opera."

The new show won’t feature a Dr. Smith character, though there will be a robot. The series will be set in 2097.