Will the youth of today that are the target audience for “Heathers” be acquainted with the original cult teen movie that’s three decades old, that inspired it all? Unlikely. Does it matter? Nope. Paramount Networks isn’t leaning on nostalgia for this TV reboot which could give the cast of “Mean Girls” a run for their money.
Victoria Cox, Jasmine Mathews, Brendan Scannell, and Melanie Field take the leads, playing the roles held, respectively, in the movie by Winona Ryder, Lisanne Falk, Shannen Doherty, and Kim Walker. And all you need to know about the show is that it takes viewers into the cutthroat world of high school, where nobody is safe from the titular outsiders — until somebody decides to do something about it. Here’s the official synopsis:
Heathers is an hour-long pitch-black comedy anthology set in the present day, based on the 1988 cult classic film of the same name. The much-anticipated reboot perfectly blends drama, love, rivalry, and comedy into a modern-day masterpiece.
“Heathers” launches on March 7th.