Paramount Network has announced a series order for its series reboot of First Wives Club, which will begin production this summer for a 2019 premiere.
“Tracy Oliver is a brilliant writer and the perfect visionary to bring this unforgettable story from the big screen to the small screen in a fresh and contemporary way,” said Keith Cox, President, Development and Production, Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT.
“Girls Trip was one of the funniest comedies in recent memory and we know Tracy will breathe new life, and some serious laughs, into these beloved First Wives Club characters,” said Amy Powell, President of Paramount TV.
Based on the 1996 comedy of the same name that starred Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton, with Girls Trip co-writer Tracy Oliver set to adapt it for television, First Wives Club follows a group of women who band together as their marriages fall apart and find the strength they need to move on in one another.
Said to be the primary scripted hub of Viacom, Paramount Network, which rebranded from its Spike TV roots earlier this year, has already aired its first scripted content in well-received miniseries Waco. The network is set to premiere Alicia Silverstone comedy American Woman and family drama Yellowstone in June, with the delayed reboot of Heathers likely coming in the second half of 2018.
You can check out the trailer for the First Wives Club movie below.
