According to the Hollywood Reporter the CW Television Network (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros.) is developing a contemporary spinoff of Aaron Spelling’s seminal 1990s teen soap Beverly Hills 90210. Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas is in talks to pen the project, which has been put on the fast track by the network.
Details about the spinoff remain sketchy and CW is expected to make a decision whether to order a pilot by the end of the month. Hollywood Reporter sources say that 90210 creator Darren Star is not involved.
The spinoff is being produced by CBS Paramount Network TV, which recruited original series producer Spelling two years ago. The spinoff about privileged youths living in Beverly Hills is considered to be a perfect companion to CW’s popular freshman drama, Gossip Girl, which revolves around rich teens living in Manhattan
