Last month, it was reported that Lifetime was working on an unauthorized "Beverly Hills, 90210" movie, and fans of the series have been eagerly awaiting more news about the upcoming film. This week, the network has released the first cast photo for the film, which will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the drama that surrounded one of the most iconic shows in the '90s.
"Switched at Birth" star Max Lloyd Jones will take on the role of Jason Priestley (Brandon Walsh), while "Degrassi" actress will play Shannen Doherty (Brenda Walsh). "Suburgatory" star Abbie Cole will play Jennie Garth (Kelly Taylor), while Jesy McKinney will play Luke Perry (Dylan McKay). "Once Upon a Time" actress Abby Ross will channel Tori Spelling (Donna Martin) and David Lennon landed the Ian Ziering (Steve Sanders) part. Ross Linton will play Brian Austin Green (David Silver), Michele Goyns is Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea Zuckerman), and Alyssa Lynch will play Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (Valerie Malone).
Joining the cast as Aaron Spelling is Dan Castellaneta, who voices Homer Simpson in "The Simpsons," while Adam Korson will be channeling Darren Star.
The unauthorized "Beverly Hills, 90210" story will follow the roller coaster ride of the series, highlighting the drama between the cast members and producers. The bio will undoubtedly have a lot of material to work with as most of the original cast have been very vocal about their experience on the set of the hit show, which ran for 10 seasons from 1990 to 2000. The show was rebooted by The CW, but the redo was not as successful as the original as it wrapped up in 2013 after only five seasons.
Meanwhile, Ian Ziering recently told Digital Spy that fans of the original series should expect that the tell-all will not be an accurate representation of what went on behind the scenes of "90210."
"They can't possibly know what happened behind the scenes because they were never there," Ziering said.
He added that the Lifetime film will probably be composed of things that were reported by the press at the time, and that the filmmakers will "fill in the blanks with conflict to make it exciting."
Despite the comments, Ziering said that he is "flattered" by the network's efforts and is looking forward to seeing the film.
"It's unauthorized — there's no one taking the credit — so I'm sure it's going to be scandalous," he said.
"The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story" premieres Saturday, Oct. 3, on Lifetime.
