NBCUniversal also prepares its landing in streaming with Peacock, a platform that will debut next April. And to fill his catalog, he has chosen to produce a new version of one of his most famous youth dramas: Saved by the bell .
According to Deadline , the series broadcast by NBC between 1989 and 1992 will take on a new life in this remake , which will feature Zach Morris himself . Mark-Paul Gosselaar, the actor who embodied the young leader of the leading group, will produce the project and act in at least three episodes.
John Michael Higgins ( Great News ) will play the new director of the Bayside Institute and trans actress Josie Totah ( Champions ) will star in the series as Lexi. So far, it has not been confirmed if any other member of the original cast will participate, consisting of Mario Lopez (AC Slater), Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano), Tiffani Thiessen (Kelly Kapowski), Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle) and Dustin Diamond ( Screech Powers)
Diamond produced a documentary about what, according to his story, happened during the filming of the series: all the members of the teen cast except him lay down together , starred in trios and some even used drugs. In 2016 the actor entered prison for stabbing a man in a bar.
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