Clayne Crawford lands first role since Lethal Weapon axe in horror TV show

Clayne Crawford will be returning to our TV screens for the first time since his unceremonious Lethal Weapon firing in Hulu anthology series, Into The Dark.

The actor was a the centre of a huge controversy surrounding Lethal Weapon, resulting in him being fired completely from the project, despite being leading man, Riggs.

However, in Into The Dark, Crawford will be taking on a more dramatic and less action-filled role, playing a struggling dad in episode They Come Knocking.

According to TVLine, the widowed dad will take his children on a road trip, where they encounter a number of ‘terrifying supernatural entities’.

The TV series reboot of the Mel Gibson 80s film classic, the actor starred as a livewire cop who is partnered with Damon Wayans’ Murtaugh.

However, their off-screen feuding soon caused problems, and Crawford was accused of being intimidating on set and during a stint in the director’s chair, put Wayans in a position to be hit in the head with shrapnel.

While he later apologised, blaming ‘dangerous work conditions’ for his outbursts, it wasn’t enough, and a few weeks later he was released from the show.

In August last year, he added that the scale of his anger outbursts were ‘blatant fucking lies’ and said he was forced to attend six weeks of anger management and attend set with an escort.

Instead of replacing his character in any way, the Lethal Weapon team instead decided to bring in a new and original character, with Seann William Scott taking on the new leading man role.

Into The Dark will air on Hulu in June.

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