Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins 'Veronica Mars' writing staff

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a man of many talents with an already long list of different career pursuits. His latest will take him into the throes of a cult TV favorite.

“Veronica Mars” creator Rob Thomas announced Tuesday the writing staff for the show’s revival on Hulu, officially announced last week, and included is the 7-foot-2 all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

But just to be sure:

Abdul-Jabbar’s life after basketball

Abdul-Jabbar, 71, is a six-time NBA champion and three-time NCAA champion with UCLA, but he hasn’t let that be his entire life script. He writes columns, many of which are on race and religion, for various publications including Time, The Hollywood Reporter and The Guardian.

He’s also a New York Times bestselling author with his recent book, “Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court.” He’s written more than 10 books, including one he co-wrote with Anthony Walton. “Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, World War II’s Forgotten Heroes” is about the history of an all-black armored unit of distinction in Europe.

In the Veronica Mars realm, he wrote a 2015 mystery novel with Anna Waterhouse, “Mycroft Holmes,” that features spirits draining blood out of children.

And he’s already written for the big screen with writer and producer credits on the 2011 documentary, “On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of.”

A talent with a basketball and now pen, he’s also made appearances on an extensive list of TV shows and movies: “Scrubs,” “Matrix,” “21 Jump Street” (the TV show), “Diff’rent Strokes,” “Airplane!”, “BASEketball”, “New Girl,” “The Simpsons,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Full House,” which itself go a reboot on Netflix, “Fuller House,” that’s now in its fourth season.

What is Veronica Mars?

Veronica Mars premiered in 2004 on UPN but was canceled after three seasons, the last of which aired on the UPN-WB merger station, The CW.

The series follows Kristen Bell’s character, Veronica Mars, as a California teen sleuth and high school turned college student who moonlights as a private investigator under the leadership of her detective father.

In 2013, Thomas and Bell started a Kickstarter for a feature film; it aired in 2004. The eight-episode Hulu series is said to revolve around a serial killer in Neptune, California.

Thomas also announced the return of some Veronica Mars friends:

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