Lifetime is giving Full House its Saved By the Bell treatment.
Following the news of a Full House reboot, Lifetime announced it will be releasing an unauthorized Full House TV movie, shedding behind the scenes light on John Stamos, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Bob Saget, and the rest of the FH crew.
No release date has been announced yet, but casting is said to begin immediately.
According to THR, Ron McGee, who penned the Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story, will write the Full House take. The telepic will be produced by the Bell team of Front Street Pictures and Ringaling Productions, with Harvey Kahn and Stephen Bulka also on board to exec produce.
For Lifetime, the news comes after its two-hour Bell take fizzled on Labor Day 2014. Despite tons of build-up and excitement from diehard fans of the original comedy series, the Bell take drew only 1.6 million total viewers, with 1.1 million viewers among the 18-49 and 25-54 demographics. That pic was based on former star Dustin Diamond’s Behind the Bell 2009 tell-all, with Dylan Everett starring as Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Sam Kindseth as Diamond.
Full House aired on ABC from 1987 to 1995. Netflix this month revived the beloved family comedy as Fuller House, with original stars Candace Cameron-Bure (D.J.), her on-screen sister, Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie), and best friend Andrea Barber (Kimmy), in a 13-episode follow-up series.
More details about the movie and the Netflix reboot to follow!
