Vancouver post shop Rainmaker is redeveloping the ’90s animated series ReBoot as a trilogy of feature-length films, with the help of the social networking site Zeros 2 Heroes.

Paul Gertz, EVP of Rainmaker Animation, says the time is right to bring back the sci-fi series, which became the first full-length CGI show on television in 1994, airing on ABC, YTV and The Cartoon Network. The original ReBoot series was produced by Mainframe Entertainment, which Rainmaker bought in 2006.

‘It’s been out of the mainstream long enough now where I think it has a bit of nostalgia value, but it hasn’t been gone so long that people don’t remember the property…so it’s actually the ideal time to bring it back,’ says Gertz.

Rainmaker is collaborating with Vancouver media company Zeros 2 Heroes – a social community of comic book, film and genre fans – which will post pitches on its site developed by five undiscovered writers. Rainmaker has not determined whether the films will be produced for theatrical or direct-to-DVD release. Other details such as budget, production start date and casting also remain to be worked out.

‘It depends on the level of interest,’ Gertz says, noting that they’re looking at new distribution platforms for the launch of ReBoot, including satellite, cable, web and select theatrical releases. ‘We’re aiming to have something out next year,’ he adds.