Featuring a new take on the 1989 Winona Ryder and Christian Slater cult hit.
TV Land is breaking out its diary.
The Viacom-owned cable network has put into development a comedic anthology based on the 1989 cult feature film Heathers, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The original film was written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann and centered on Veronica (Winona Ryder) and rebel boyfriend J.D. (Christian Slater) and their trials and tribulations dealing with the social order in high school.
TV Land's take is described as a black comedy that takes place in the present day. It features a new set of popular-yet-evil Heathers — only this time the outcasts have become high school royalty. Heather McNamara (originally played by Lisanne Falk) is a black lesbian; Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty) is a male who identifies as gender-queer whose real name is Heath; and Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) has a body like Martha Dumptruck.
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This isn't even Heathers. It isn't the story, it isn't the characters, it isn't the setting. It's just hanging onto the name for recognition. Give me my movie based on the musical or GTFO
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