A Clueless reboot is now one step closer to getting to series for NBCUniversal’s new Peacock streaming service.
The new Clueless show, based on the 1995 film, will change its focus. Producers will withdraw from original protagonist Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone, in favor of her friend Dionne, who was played by Stacey Dash, according to Variety.
The comedy series is also expected to have a mystery component, as Dionne and her friends investigate the disappearance of Cher.
New focus: Clueless will return as a series for the Peacock streaming service in an updated version focusing on Cher Horowitz’s friend Dionne, according to Variety; still from Clueless with, from left, Stacey Dash, Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy
The show is described as a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, spicy sunglasses [sic], hate milk latte and Adderall-driven look at what happens when Queen Bee Cher disappears and her lifelong number two Dionne steps into Cher’s low-flying Air Jordans, ‘according to the report.
‘How does Dionne deal with the pressure of being the new most popular girl at school, while also unmasking the mystery of what happened to her best friend?’
The new Clueless will update the original setting from the 1990s to the present day.
Silverstone died as Cher in the original film, which was an adaptation of Emma Austen’s novel, Emma, while Dash played Dionne and the late Brittany Murphy played her new boyfriend Tai.
The film was critically acclaimed for its humor and bouncy dialogue, and the film became a dormant hit, reaching nearly $ 57 million against a budget of $ 12 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
Genre-bender: The comedy will also be a mystery concentrating on Dionne’s investigation into the disappearance of her friend Cher
The first: The film, an adaptation of Emma Austen’s novel, Emma, was a critical success and a box office beat Silverstone to stardom
The film’s continued success starred Silverstone, and she followed it up with starring roles in Batman & Robin (1997) and Blast From The Past (1999).
Clueless was previously adapted as an ABC series in 1996, moving to UPN for its second and third seasons, with Rachel Blanchard replacing Silverstone.
Dash reprized her role as Dionne, and continued to act, although she was briefly hired by Fox News as a conservative political pundit.
A musical version of Clueless also debuted in 1998.
News of the Clueless series first broke in October, before a network was announced as streaming at home.
First Series: The 1995 film was adapted into a show starring Rachel Blanchard as Cher, which ran three seasons, first on ABC and then on UPN for the last two
Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey will collaborate on the writing of the series and executive production.
The producers of the original film Robert Lawrence and Scott Rudin will also be producing, along with Corrinne Brinkerhoff, Eli Bush and Tiffany Grant.
Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the original series and made the first TV series, has no involvement in the current project.
Although the series will air on NBCUniversal’s streaming app, CBS will produce Television Studios.
The Clueless reboot will feature updates from sitcoms including Saved By The Bell and Punky Brewster, as well as a Will Forte-led MacGruber comedy based on his movie and SNL sketch, and a new version of Battlestar Galactica helmeted by Mr. Robot maker, writer and director Sam Esmail.
Digging from the Past: Clueless is among Peacock’s attempts to package older properties. The streamer has upcoming reboots from Saved By The Bell and Battlestar Galactica, among others
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