If you flip to the Lifetime channel, there is a very good chance that you will find yourself drawn into a melodramatic tearjerker, unnecessary and gratuitous violence, or yet another unauthorized biopic movie.
Despite the mixed reviews of The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story, it appears that Lifetime has hopped on the Full House revival bandwagon and will once again be trying its hand at telling the story of what “really” happens when cameras stop rolling on the set of an iconic ’80s/’90s sitcom. The announcement for the movie said, “From its start as an unassuming family comedy in 1987 to its eventual wildly popular 192-episode run, the film centers on the rise of the cast of one of America’s most beloved family sitcoms and the pressures they faced in balancing their television personas with their real lives.”
The cast for the TV movie, which will air on August 22 at 8 pm, along with the first photos from the movie, were revealed today. Meet the cast who will be re-creating the unseen drama behind the classic family favorite.
Garrett Brawith as Bob Saget
Best known for: Rolling
Justin Mader as Dave Coulier
Best known for: Death Race
Justin Gaston as John Stamos
Best known for: Days of Our Lives, Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” music video… and being Miley Cyrus’ ex-boyfriend
Stephanie Bennett as Lori Loughlin
Best known for: Big Eyes
Brittney Wilson as an older Candace Cameron
Best known for: Rogue
Dakota Guppy as a young Jodie Sweetin
Best known for: The Returned
Jordyn Olson as an older Jodie Sweetin
Best known for: The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story
Aislyn Watson as a young Andrea Barber
Best known for: Finding Mrs. Claus
Jamie Schneider as an older Andrea Barber
Best known for: My Twisted 9 to 5
As for who’ll be playing the Olsen twins? Blais and Kinslea Todd will represent the Olsens at age 2, Calla and Tyla Jones will play Mary-Kate and Ashley at age 6, and Kylie and Jordan Armstrong will come in as the twins at age 9.
Will you be watching the Netflix revival or the unauthorized movie, collegiettes?