‘Heathers’ Series Creator Promises ‘Major’ Changes to Cult Classic, Teases Shannen Doherty Cameo
Paramount Network’s “Heathers” is technically an adaptation of the 1988 cult comedy, but creator Jason Micallef said the show will still find ways to put a new spin on the story.
“It’s 2018, it’s not 1988,” Micallef told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour on Monday. “No one’s going to want to watch a girl for 10 episodes follow a guy around, murder people and then whine about it.”
As such, Micallef said he created some “very, very major character changes” for the lead character Veronica Sawyer, played by Winona Ryder in the original movie and Grace Victoria Cox on the show.