BH 90210: Release date, plot, cast, trailer, and everything else about the show
One among the most loved coming-of-age series from the 1990s is coming back to our screens this year. Yes, you heard it right, 1990's famous 'Beverly Hills' 90210 is returning. So while the OG series fans can't wait for it to premiere, we've put together a list of everything we know about the series' revival that is named 'BH90210.'
Release Date
'BH 90210' is set to premiere on Fox on August 7, 2019, but the showtime has not yet been revealed.
Plot
For most of the previous ten seasons of 'Beverly Hills 90210', it revolved around the lives of high school teenagers who grew up in a well-off neighborhood. The series mostly concentrated on their complicated relationships but also featured various other topics like alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide, HIV-AIDS, homophobia, sex, and more. But the series recently revealed that Shannon Doherty, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling will be playing "heightened versions of themselves' in the revival of BH90210, the series is speculated to be almost like a parody of their characters. The only person missing from the original cast is Luke Perry, his memory will live on in the upcoming reboot. The actor passed away in March this year.
“It’s about the characters behind the characters,” Garth told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s inside the lives of people that lived in those shoes for those 10 years, and it’s about them coming back together.”
Cast
Jason Priestley
Jason Priestley is a Canadian actor and director. He played the role of Brandon Walsh in Beverly Hills 90210 and it gained him popularity as a teen idol. He was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for his work on the show. Priestley also directed 15 episodes on the series. Apart from his role on Beverly Hills 90210, Priestley is also known for his role starring as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in the show Call Me Fitz.
Shannen Doherty
Shannen Doherty is an actress, producer, and television director. She is known for her role as Brenda Walsh in the series 'Beverly Hills 90210' and will be playing the same character in the revival. Doherty is also known for her roles as Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Kris in Our House, Heather Duke in Heathers, and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed.
Gabrielle Carteris
Gabrielle Carteris is an actress and trade union leader. She is widely known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman in the OG series of 'Beverly Hills' 90210. She will be playing the same role in the revival. Carteris is also known for her roles in Touched by an Angel, King of the Hill, NYPD Blue, JAG, Criminal Minds, and N.C.I.S. In 2012 she was elected as executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA after the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists(AFTRA) merger that happened in 2012.
Apart from these actors, the others who will be joining them on the series revival are Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling.
BH90210 recently revealed that Natalie Sharp ('Hit the Road') has been cast for a recurring role on the summer series. She will play the role of Anna, a successful writer for a new TV show. Sharp is the latest non-90210 actress to join the cast.
Creator
Though Darren Star was the creator of the original series 'Beverly Hill 90210', recently it was revealed that Chris Alberghini and Mike Chessler are the new series creators and Paul Sciarrotta has been named the new showrunner along with them after Patrick Sean Smith and multiple senior-level writers quit the series.
Trailer
'BH90210' recently released a trailer for the series. But, the OG cast Gabrielle Carteris, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Tori Spelling, and Ian Ziering all play and voice doll versions of themselves in the Peach Pit diner from the original series. The trailer is filled with dolls until Ziering says, “We should do this for real. What do you say?”
Fox recently dropped a brand new teaser for BH90210 just a few weeks ahead of its premiere in August. Though it is just 20 seconds, it leaves us pumped for the forthcoming premiere. The teaser features a reunion of the OG squad and a visit to Peach Pit, it also showcases a kiss shared by Tori Spelling‘s character Donna Martin and Brian Austin Green‘s character David Silver after they meet again 19 years later.
Where to watch
BH90210 will premiere on Fox on August 7. The exact time has not yet been revealed.
If you like 'BH90210' you might like:
'Beverly Hills 90210',
'Pretty Little Liars',
'How I Met Your Mother',
'F.R.I.E.N.D.S',
'Two and Half Men'