Regardless of how people feel about Stacey Dash today, there’s no denying that her role in the classic film Clueless wasn’t iconic.
Today, producers’ reboot of Clueless that will focus on Dash’s character, Dionne, has finally found a home at the new streaming service Peacock, according to Variety. The new Clueless series reboot is centered around Cher’s bestie and it sounds like it may also be giving some Nancy Drew vibes.
The untitled comedy series is described as “a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sun-glasses wearing, oat milk latte and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong number two Dionne steps into Cher’s vacant Air Jordans. How does Dionne deal with the pressures of being the new most popular girl in school, while also unraveling the mystery of what happened to her best friend?”
It was first reported back in October that Clueless was to be rebooted but there weren’t too many details beyond that and there wasn’t a network or streaming service attached to the project at the time.
Now, the new series has found a home at Peacock and CBS Television Studios will produce it.
The film version of “Clueless” debuted in 1995 and starred Alicia Silverstone as Cher and Stacey Dash as Dionne. Following its film success, a TV adaptation aired on ABC and then UPN from 1996 until 1999 for three seasons.
Rachel Blanchard played Cher in the series while Dash reprised the role of Dionne. In 2018, “Clueless: The Musical” debuted onstage in New York.
Clueless is the latest example of a female-focused 90’s staple that will get a fresh take focused on a Black character. It was previously announced that Tracee Ellis Ross will voice the lead character in the animated comedy “Jodie,” which is a spinoff of the MTV show “Daria.” That show is currently set up at Comedy Central.
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