Lifetime releases cast photos for 'Melrose Place,' '90210' tell-alls

July 22, 2015, 9:45 PM UTC / Updated July 22, 2015, 9:45 PM UTC / Source: TODAY

By Chris Serico

Fans of '90s TV shows — and Lifetime's gossipy TV movies about them — can obsess over newly released cast photos of the cable channel's "Unauthorized" flicks about "Melrose Place" and "Beverly Hills, 90210."

(L to R) Chloe McClay (“Josie Bisset/Jane Mancini”), Ryan Bruce (“Grant Show/Jake Hanson”), Frank Bailey (“Andrew Shue/Billy Campbell”), Ciara Hanna (“Heather Locklear/Amanda Woodward”), Jose[ph Coleman (“Doug Savant/Matt Fielding”), Brandon Barash (“Thomas Calabro/Michael Mancini”), Ali Cobrin (“Daphne Zuniga/Jo Reynolds”), Lanie McAuley (“Amy Locane”), Chelsea Hobbs (“Laura Leighton/Sydney Andrews”), Rebecca Dalton (“Courtney Throne-Smith/Allison Parker”), Teagan Vincze (“Marcia Cross/Kimberly Shaw”) Karissa Tynes (“Vanessa A. Williams/Rhoda Blair”) star in the all-new Lifetime movie, The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story, premiering Saturday, October10, at 8pmScott Schaffer / Lifetime

Lifetime's "Melrose Place" cast photo surfaced Wednesday. (Spoiler alert! There's plenty of attitude.) And after weeks of speculation, it was announced that "Power Rangers Megaforce" star Ciara Hanna will play the coveted role of Heather Locklear.

A few weeks ago, a Lifetime spokesperson told TODAY.com that the "Melrose Place" movie will draw from "true stories and anecdotes from interviews with the original cast and crew [and] highlight the remarkable behind-the-scenes moments that shaped the series."

Melrose Place Is Getting the Lifetime Tell-All Movie .Getty Images

On Monday, the first cast photo from Lifetime's "90210" movie was revealed. We may have to wait a little longer (perhaps forever) to see if anyone will play Joe E. Tata, a.k.a. Nat from the Peach Pit.

In June, a Lifetime rep told TODAY.com that the "90210" narrative will "show the roller-coaster ride of the program's first four seasons, highlighting the drama between cast members and producers both on and off-set."

The Beverly Hills, 90210 Lifetime Movie's First Cast Photo — (L to R) Abby Ross (“Tori Spelling/Donna Martin”), Michele Goyns (“Gabrielle Carteris/Andrea Zuckerman”), Ross Linton (“Brian Austin Green/David Silver”), Samantha Munro (“Shannon Doherty/Brenda Walsh”), Jesy McKinney (“Luke Perry/Dylan McKay”), Abbie Cobb (“Jennie Garth/Kelly Taylor”), David Lennon (“Ian Ziering/Steve Sanders”) and Max Lloyd-Jones (“Jason Priestley/Brandon Walsh”) star in the all-new Lifetime movie, The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story, premiering Saturday, October 3, at 8pm ET/PTScott Schaffer / Lifetime

Compare that cast photo to some of the original "90210" actors who inspired it.

BEVERLY HILLS, 90210, Gabrielle Carteris, Jason Priestley, Brian Austin Green, Carol Potter, Shannen Doherty, Ian Ziering, Jennie Garth, James Eckhouse, Douglas Emerson, (Season 1, 1990), 1990-2000, (c)Spelling Television/courtesy Everett CollectionEverett Collection

In the aftermath of "The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story," Lifetime has continued to give the green light to movies based on nostalgic TV series that (allegedly) had as much drama going on behind the scenes as they did when the cameras were rolling.

Viewers who can't wait until the Oct. 3 premiere for the "90210" tell-all or until Oct. 10 for the "Melrose Place" edition can focus in the meantime on the "Unauthorized" movie about "Full House," scheduled to debut Aug. 22.

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