Look for the Knight Rider 4K Blu-ray box set to arrive on your doorstep July 22nd. You might also want to check out the huge 4th of July Blu-ray sale that’s happening here at GRUV while they last.

Here’s why, 40 years ago, on Sept. 26, 1982, the most iconic ’80s action show began as a dark sci-fi character piece. Mild spoilers ahead for Knight Rider.

Any fan of 1980s television will know Knight Rider, the action crime drama series starring David Hasselhoff, aka "the Hoff," and the iconic Knight Industries Two Thousand, aka K.I.T.T., a sentient ...