She’s the ambitious best friend of new girl Annie Mills (Shenae Grimes) and who is likely some relation to David Silver (Brian Austin Green) from the original series. Jessica Stroup, previously seen on CW’s Reaper as the devil’s (maybe) daughter, has been cast as Silver.
He’s the adopted son of the Mills family who’s bright but has his share of emotional baggage. The Wire’s Tristan Wilds has been cast in the lead role of Dixon Mills. Tabitha is an aging Hollywood star whose alcohol issues are the reason that her son, Harry, and his family relocate from Kansas to Beverly Hills.
The Beverly Hills 90210 revival news was first reported by Deadline.The 90210 zip code is really filling up with new residents as casting is in full swing for the CW’s Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off.įormer Arrested Development matriarch Jessica Walter has signed on to play Tabitha Mills. Hopefully they shed some light on what Dylan and Brenda have been up to. Likewise, we'll get to see Brandon Walsh, Kelly Taylor, Andrea Zuckerman, and Donna Martin.
Fans will be able to see how Steve Sanders ended up as well as his good pal David Silver, who was always trying to get in on the hip hop game back in the day. But, that should all change really soon since the cast has already been meeting with writers.
There is no release date set for the 90210 revival series or a streaming platform in place. During the course of its original run, the series addressed numerous topical issues such as sex, date rape, homophobia, animal rights, alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, eating disorders, antisemitism, racism, teenage suicide, teenage pregnancy, and AIDS, which made it pretty controversial at the time. The show featured high school-aged characters who were transitioning into college and preparing for adulthood.
The show was immensely popular during its first two seasons and is the longest-running Aaron Spelling project. Fans are probably pretty excited to see what Brandon Walsh has been up to after all of these years.ĩ0210 originally aired from 1990 to 2000 and spawned the successful spin-off Melrose Place. It isn't clear what the revival will focus on, but it has been said that it isn't a "traditional reboot." The show will more than likely feature the characters at the age they are today, nearly 30 years after the show debuted. The 90210 revival series is currently being pitched to streaming networks and there are definitely some interested parties ready to purchase the new series with the majority of the original cast, according to sources. Doherty and Garth also had a pretty big feud during that time.
Doherty left the hit show in 1994 during the fourth season amid constant reports of bad behavior and fights with her co-stars. Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Jason Priestley, Ian Ziering, Brian Austin Green, and Gabrielle Carteris will be reprising their roles from the iconic series while Luke Perry and Shannen Doherty will reportedly sit this one out. Most of the original Beverly Hills 90210 cast are on board for the revival series. Tori Spelling first teased the idea back at the beginning of this year, but at that time, it was believed that Spelling and former co-star Jennie Garth were reuniting for a series where they would be playing "exaggerated versions of themselves." However, things seem to have changed pretty drastically in the last several months as the cast was recently spotted leaving a writing meeting and the secret is out about the revival series. A Beverly Hills, 90210 revival series is on the way featuring members of the original cast.