Will Smith 's date doctor `` Hitch '' is setting up a practice on TV . According to numerous reports , Fox is adapting the 2005 romantic comedy into a half-hour show , in addition to trying to create TV versions of comedies `` Big '' and `` Monster-in-Law . '' Smith starred in the movie `` Hitch '' as the titular dating guru Alex `` Hitch '' Hitchens , who would help ordinary men shape up and land the partner of their dreams . Eva Mendes co-starred as the woman Hitch falls for . The movie has had a long shelf life , as it 's still in regular rotation on cable after earning close to $ 370 million at the box office worldwide . For the TV version , Fox has a script commitment in place for a concept that 's being pitched as a `` workplace comedy that explores dating and sexual politics . '' Smith and his wife , Jada Pinkett Smith , are attached to executive produce the project along with James Lassiter , Caleeb Pinkett , Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont . Kaplan and Elfont , who 've scribed `` Ca n't Hardly Wait '' ; `` Surviving Christmas '' ; and `` Made of Honor , '' are tackling the `` Hitch '' comedy script . There 's no mention of whether Smith would be interested in filling the role of suave Alex Hitchens once again . Who else would you want to see play the role of Hitch ?
Kaplan is interested in adapting the movie Hitch into a TV series . It 's one of many film-to-TV adaptations the network is working on . `` `` Hitch '' '' star James Lassiter is set to executive produce .