Lifetime has announced that it will host a “throw back-to–back” weekend event airing The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story on Saturday, October 3, at 8pm ET/PT and The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story airing that following Saturday, October 10, at 8pm ET/PT. The movies are the latest in Lifetime’s “Unauthorized Story” film franchise and revisit two of the decade’s most iconic programs and reveal what transpired behind the scenes during the cast members’ rise to fame.
If you are of a certain age, then you were most likely obsessed with both of these shows and wouldn’t dare miss an episode. Lifetime is taking you behind the scene of the show’s first four seasons in The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story highlighting the drama between cast members and producers both on and off-set as they journeyed together from near-cancelation to unparalled fame and success.
An international pop culture phenomenon, Beverly Hills, 90210 ruled the ‘90s television landscape and reigned as the top teen show for nearly a decade during which Jason Priestley, Luke Perry, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling became household names.
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story cast includes:
- AARON SPELLING: Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons)
- DARREN STAR: Adam Korson (Hot in Cleveland)
- BRENDA WALSH/SHANNEN DOHERTY: Samantha Munro (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
- BRANDON WALSH/JASON PRIESTLEY: Max Lloyd-Jones (Switched at Birth)
- KELLY TAYLOR/JENNIE GARTH: Abbie Cobb (Suburgatory)
- DYLAN MCKAY/LUKE PERRY: Jesy McKinney (Chapter III: Nightmare)
- DONNA MARTIN/TORI SPELLING: Abby Ross (Once Upon a Time)
- STEVE SANDERS/IAN ZIERING: David Lennon (Restless Virgins)
- ANDREA ZUCKERMAN/GABRIELLE CARTERIS: Michele Goyns (The Town That Came A-Courtin’)
- DAVID SILVER/BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN: Ross Linton (Of Them All)
- VALERIE MALONE/TIFFANI-AMBER THIESSEN: Alyssa Lynch (The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story)
Launched in 1992 as a companion for Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place quickly became a giant television hit in its own right. I remember ow addicted to this show I was. It was definitely a soap opera at it’s cheesiest.
The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story highlights the remarkable behind-the-scenes moments that shaped the series including early casting drama, Heather Locklear arriving to “save” Melrose Place, and the actors begging their writers for even wilder storylines to make them fan favorites.
The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story cast includes:
- AARON SPELLING: Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons)
- DARREN STAR: Adam Korson (Hot in Cleveland)
- AMANDA WOODWARD/HEATHER LOCKLEAR: Ciara Hanna (Power Rangers Megaforce)
- ALLISON PARKER/COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH: Rebecca Dalton (Spun Out)
- BILLY CAMPBELL/ANDREW SHUE: Frank Bailey (The Super Alliance)
- JAKE HANSON/GRANT SHOW: Ryan Bruce (The Memory Book)
- JANE MANCINI/JOSIE BISSETT: Chloe McClay (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce)
- JO REYNOLDS/DAPHNE ZUNIGA: Ali Cobrin (Look)
- KIMBERLY SHAW/MARCIA CROSS: Teagan Vincze (The Scarehouse)
- MATT FIELDING/DOUG SAVANT: Joseph Coleman (Supernatural)
- MICHAEL MANCINI/THOMAS CALABRO: Brandon Barash (Major Crimes)
- RHONDA BLAIR/VANESSA A. WILLIAMS: Karissa Tynes (Jennifer’s Body)
- SYDNEY ANDREWS/LAURA LEIGHTON: Chelsea Hobbs (Make It or Break It)
- SANDY LOUISE HARDING/AMY LOCANE: Lanie McAuley (Scarecrow)
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Dianna Ranere