Stan drops new trailer for Saved by the Bell reboot – as producers reveal plans for an ’emotional tribute’ to late star Dustin ‘Screech’ Diamond following his passing earlier this year
The second season of Saved by the Bell arrives on Stan on November 25, the same day it launches in the U.S.
And the new trailer for the sitcom reboot, which dropped on Thursday, shows Elizabeth Berkley Lauren and Mario Lopez reprise the roles that made them famous.
It comes after the show’s producers revealed the series will pay tribute to late original star Dustin Diamond following his tragic passing in February.
Coming soon! The second season of Saved by the Bell arrives on Stan on November 25, the same day it launches in the U.S. Pictured: star Elizabeth Berkley Lauren
Jessie (played by Elizabeth Berkley Lauren) is now the mother of a student at the high school where the show is set, and in the trailer she is seen to be undergoing a divorce.
Her old feelings for her high school ‘first love’ AC Slater – played by Mario Lopez and now the PE teacher – begin to resurface.
The duo are seen dancing at what appears to be a school event and in another scene he tells her sympathetically: ‘You’ve been through a lot.’
They’re back: And the new trailer for the sitcom reboot, which dropped on Thursday, shows Elizabeth Berkley Lauren (right) and Mario Lopez (centre) reprise the roles that made them famous
Single and ready to mingle: Jessie is now the mother of a student at the high school where the show is set, and in the trailer she is seen to be undergoing a divorce
The first season of the rebooted 80s sitcom earned praise for its meta take on reboots, as well as for its sharp comedy.
In one self-aware scene from the trailer, a trans cheerleader played by Josie Totah remarks on how ‘we have all these reboots of teen shows from the 90s’.
‘Get a new idea Hollywood,’ she quips.
Steamy: Her old feelings for her high school ‘first love’ AC Slater – played by Mario Lopez and now the PE teacher – begin to resurface. Pictured: Elizabeth and co-star John Michael Higgins
Meta: The first season of the rebooted 80s sitcom earned praise for its meta take on reboots, as well as for its sharp comedy. Pictured: Haskiri Velazquez
Elizabeth rose to fame on Saved By The Bell as high school girl Jessie Spano, a role tailored especially to her strengths.
The Showgirls star and Tiffani Amber Thiessen had both auditioned for one of the other roles.
After Tiffani ultimately got that part, the character of Jessie was created for Elizabeth.
Rising stars: In one self-aware scene from the trailer, a trans cheerleader played by Josie Totah (pictured) remarks on how ‘we have all these reboots of teen shows from the 90s’
RIP: The new show’s producers recently revealed just how they intended to pay homage to fan favourite Screech, played by Dustin Diamond (pictured in 1990)
The new show’s producers recently revealed just how they intended to pay homage to fan favourite Screech, played by Dustin Diamond.
Executive producer Franco Bario told Variety he had spoken to Diamond prior to his passing about ‘possible stories that would include him in Season 2’.
In light of the actor’s death, showrunner Tracey Wigfield decided to include moments of the original cast ‘mourning this character’ in a ‘sensitive’ way.
Diamond passed away on February 1, 2021 following a brief bout with extensive stage four small cell carcinoma of the lungs.
Saved by the Bell season two debuts on Stan on November 25
Anticipated: Saved by the Bell season two debuts on Stan on November 25