Melrose Place
Summary
A reboot ofMelrose Placeis in development . The original primetime soap , which itself was a spinoff of the off teenager dramaBeverly Hills , 90210 , ran on Fox for seven seasons between 1992 and 1999 . The ensemble show follow the interpersonal play of a group of twenty- and thirtysomethings live in a Los Angeles apartment complex . The show finally lam for more than 200 episodes , spawning the suddenly - live spinoffModels Inc.in 1994 and a premature 18 - episode CW reboot in 2009 .
PerVariety , anewMelrose Placereboot is in the worksfrom Emmy - nominate writer Lauren Gussis , whose old work admit writing onDexterand creating Netflix’sInsatiable . The cast will include pass stars Heather Locklear as Amanda Woodward , Laura Leighton as Sydney Andrews , and Daphne Zuniga as Jo Reynolds . Of the three champion , Locklear is the only one to have appeared in all seven seasons of the original run as well as the CW reboot . Leighton and Zuniga will also be executive produce alongside Gussis , Tiffany Grant , and Jason Weinberg . Read the abstract of the show below :
When one of their dearest ally drop dead suddenly , the OG house physician of Melrose Place gather to honor the deceased . But the insistence cooker of a reunification soon uncovers honest-to-goodness traumas , rekindle old Romance , reignite old gall , and reveals unexampled secret … confuse our eccentric into disorderly drama that ’s remindful of the past , but with a much more mod view .
Can Any Other Original Melrose Place Characters Return?
Melrose Place Season 1 Introduced 12 Major Characters
Although the cast of theguilty delight television set showexpanded and shift over the years , the reboot has already set the return of three of the 12 original reference who were premise in season 1 . It remains to be seen which other stars will return , potentially in a go back capacity , but it ’s possible that more will join the returning trio . This includesThomas Calabro as the misrepresented Dr. Michael Mancini and Josie Bissett as his ex - married woman Jane Andrews , both of whom previously showed a willingness to return to the show by making appearance in the 2009 reboot .
Josie Bissett had previously reunited with Daphne Zuniga and Laura Leighton on a 2021 episode ofFantasy Island , where they played a tercet of longtime friends .
However , of the original cast , there areat least two star who will almost certainly not be come back . The first is Andrew Shue , who played Allison ’s on - again , off - again beau Billy Campbell . Shue stopped act after pass on the show , only appearing in two additional minor part in 2007 and 2009 , instead focusing on labor like his non - profit Do Something , which he co - founded with Michael Sanchez . Amy Locane , who played southerly transplant Sandy Harling in the show ’s first 13 episode , is also unavailable as she is currently incarcerated for aggravated manslaughter after a fatal car accident in 2010 .
Since essentially retiring from pretend follow his time on Melrose Place , Andrew Shue ’s calling has gone in all sort of interesting directions .
Ultimately , the slate is clear for any other original character reference to return . Despite the deaths of severalMelrose Placecharacters , theBeverly Hills , 90210spinoffhas already shown a willingness to bring major cast fellow member back , including Michael ’s supposedly coworker - turn - schoolma’am - turned - fiancée Dr. Kimberly Shaw ( Marcia Cross ) via over - the - top storylines . The most probable return star topology of those not already remark is Doug Savant as the show ’s pioneering gay character Matt Fielding , as he splice Leighton in 1998 and thus may already have plans to visit the set of the reboot should the show get off the ground .
Source : Variety
