Lifetime has ordered a tell-all TV movie that will go behind the scenes of the original “Melrose Place.”
“The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story” will draw from cast and crew interviews to tell the story of the ’90s Fox drama, which starred Heather Locklear, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Andrew Shue, Grant Show, Marcia Cross and Doug Savant. The movie will delve into casting drama, Locklear’s ratings-revitalizing arrival and the actors’ requests for increasingly wilder story lines from the writing staff.
Produced by Aaron Spelling and created by Darren Starr as a companion piece to “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Melrose Place” aired on Fox from 1992 to 1999.
“The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story” will be the fourth such TV tell-all from Lifetime, which aired an unauthorized “Saved by the Bell” film in 2014 and is planning upcoming “Full House” and “Beverly Hill, 90210” movies.
Michael Larkin (“Secrets in the Walls”) and Howard Braunstein (“The Informant!”) will executive produce, with Christian Bruyere (“A Girl’s Best Friend”) producing. The movie is being written by Dana Schmalenberg (“Single Ladies”) and directed by Mark Griffiths (“A Novel Romance”).
Lifetime's 'Saved by The Bell' Movie Cast: Who Are These People, Anyway? (Photos)
Dylan Everett
Who He's Playing: Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Where You Might Have Seen Him: "Degrassi: The Next Generation," "Wingin' It"
Fun Fact: Canadian!
Alyssa Lynch
Who She's Playing: Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Where You Might Have Seen Her: She's pretty much a newcomer -- though she does have a part in the upcoming short film, "The Gnome of Za."
Fun Fact: Trained as a dancer before concentrating on acting, so she has that going for her too.
Julian Works
Who He's Playing: Mario Lopez
Where You Might Have Seen Him: "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones," "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Fun Fact: Once played a character named DJ Bootytime.
Tiera Skovbye
Who She's Playing: Elizabeth Berkley
Where You Might Have Seen Her: "Supernatural," "Painkiller Jane"
Fun Fact: Also a model. And, according to Twitter, a dreamer.
Sam Kindseth
Who He's Playing: Dustin Diamond
Where You Might Have Seen Him: "Shameless," "American Viral"
Fun Fact: "Both my cats are named Jeffery thanks to me," notes a Twitter page purporting to belong to the actor.
Taylor Russell McKenzie
Who She's Playing: Lark Voorhies
Where You Might Have Seen Her: "Emily Owens M.D." (she played Mean Girl #1), "If I Had Wings"
Fun Fact: Also performs under the name Taylor Russell, because she's versatile that way.
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Meet the kids who’ll be re-creating the drama behind the laughter
Dylan Everett
Who He's Playing: Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Where You Might Have Seen Him: "Degrassi: The Next Generation," "Wingin' It"
Fun Fact: Canadian!
