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'Knight Rider' gets showrunner


April 01, 2008 The "Las Vegas" creator has been tapped to serve as executive producer/showrunner on "Knight Rider," which has been picked up to series by NBC. Thompson is joined by "Las Vegas" exec producer Matt Pyken on "Rider," a sequel to the 1980s series. The two will serve as exec producers alongside Dave Bartis and Doug Liman, who exec produced the series' two-hour backdoor pilot that aired in February.

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