Nickelodeon has just ordered a full 13 episode live-action series for School of Rock adapted from 2003's movie starring Jack Black.

Nickelodeon has teamed up with Paramount to bring School of Rock back to the main stage at a smaller venue.  School of Rock was a great movie for adults and kids, and if it released today I think it would still do well in theaters.  This is a no brainer for Nickelodeon.  They get to add to their live-action TV show lineup and if this goes well, School of Rock could do for them what High School Musical did for Disney.

The new School of Rock, which has secured a 13-episode straight-to-series pickup, will follow the same premise and revolve around the adventures and misadventures of Dewey Finn (Black’s role), a down-on-his-luck rocker who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school as he teaches his eccentric, unconventional and overachieving students to play and love rock ‘n’ roll.

Casting for the series will be announced shortly, with production set to begin in the fall for a spring 2015 premiere. Jim and Steve Armogida (Crash & Bernstein, My Family) are on board as writers, executive producers and showrunners. Original School of Rock director Richard Linklater and producer Scott Rudin will return to exec produce the Nick series.

“With Dewey’s outrageous personality and rock star sensibilities taking center stage, School of Rock will be an irresistibly fun show for the whole family,” said Paramount TV president Amy Powell.

“School of Rock is one of those great movies that always felt quintessentially Nickelodeon in its tone and humor, and we jumped at the opportunity to partner with Paramount Television and bring it to life as a TV series,” said Russell Hicks, president of content and development at Nick.

School of Rock has grossed more than $131 million worldwide since its release in October 2003. Andrew Lloyd Webber also is prepping a stage musical based on the feature film that is likely headed for Broadway and London.

Source: THR