--- description: NBC has inked a deal for a 10-hour series featuring the merry men title: A Robin Hood Musical Is Headed for NBC image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccffb9cc99889023/69869f6213c79f1c72193724/upload-1.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A _Robin Hood_ Musical Is Headed for TV  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Aug 13, 2014 4:11 PM CUT  A still from Robin Hood: Men in Tights A still from Robin Hood: Men in Tights20th Century Fox  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Aug 13, 2014 4:11 PM CUT NBC has a deal to adapt the musical _Robin Hood & Marian_ into a 10-hour event series on its network. It’s likely to include as many as 60 original songs, [according to](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-hood-1970s-music-series-725027 "undefined") _The Hollywood Reporter._ The announcement comes as TV networks are increasingly doubling down on musical events. NBC’s live version of _The Sound of Music_, starring Carrie Underwood, drew a huge audience. The network has announced two other musical events: _Peter Pan_ starring Allison Williams and _The Music Man_. Meanwhile, Fox is planning a _Grease_ live musical. Boardwalk Entertainment group is behind NBC’s production of Robin Hood as well as a _Romeo & Juliet_ production for Fox. “These projects are not typical musicals — we don’t have dance numbers and kick lines,” Boardwalk co-founder Tim Bogart said. “But they’re also emerging at a time where Beyonce [releases a video album](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/beyonce-surprise-album-career-i-667444 "undefined")— not just a music album — and where many people get their music on YouTube. The marriage of visuals and music has always been in a constant state of evolution, \[and\] we believe both _Romeo & Juliet_ and_Robin Hood & Marian_ have the opportunity to take this new form to the next level.” \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-hood-1970s-music-series-725027 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3107784/robin-hood-musical/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3107784/robin-hood-musical/"},"headline":"A Robin Hood Musical Is Headed for TV","datePublished":"2014-08-13T16:11:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:38:55.088Z","description":"NBC has inked a deal for a 10-hour series featuring the merry men","url":"https://time.com/3107784/robin-hood-musical/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccffb9cc99889023/69869f6213c79f1c72193724/upload-1.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccffb9cc99889023/69869f6213c79f1c72193724/upload-1.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Robin Hood","caption":"Robin Hood","creditText":"20th Century Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3107784/robin-hood-musical/","name":"A Robin Hood Musical Is Headed for TV"}}]}] ```