"Heathers" is a new dark comedy series created by Jason Micallef based on the 1989 cult classic movie of the same name that starred Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty.
The show is set in high school and it follows a teenage girl (Grace Victoria Cox) who joins forces with a dark sociopath (James Scully) in a plan to kill the popular kids at school. The title refers to a clique of three students named Heather, played by Melanie Field, Jasmine Matthews and Brendan Scannell. The cast also includes Selma Blair and the original film's Shannen Doherty, who will play a new character.
"Heathers" was marred with problems since its inception. Originally developed for TV Land, it was eventually picked up by the Paramount Network, who was forced to delayed it after the February school shooting in Florida, and at one point decided to get rid of it. However, the series was unsuccessfully shopped to other networks, so Paramount retooled it as a five-night miniseries. The show has suffered some major cuts and its final episode has been scrapped altogether.
The series premieres tonight, October 25, 2018, on Paramount at 10p. Reviews for the show have been mostly mixed.
Find out more about the series after the jump.