Saved by the Bell is an upcoming American web televisionsitcom created by Tracey Wigfield, that is set to premiere in 2020 on Peacock. It is a direct sequel to the television seriesSaved by the Bell and , following some of the same characters.
Plot
The series will center around a new group of Bayside High students from "overprivileged" and working-class families, among the latter of which were transferred to the school as part of a plan by now-California Governor Zack Morris—whose administration experiences controversy for closing too many low-income high schools—to send lower-income students to the highest-performing schools in the state.
John Michael Higgins as Principal Toddman, who took over Mr. Belding's role as the head of Bayside High
Haskiri Velazquez as Daisy, a smart, ambitious sophomore who is excited at the prospect of attending Bayside High after her local school gets shut down.
Mitchell Hoog as Mac Morris, the handsome, charming, privileged son of Governor Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski.
Josie Totah as Lexi, a beautiful, sharp-tongued cheerleader and the most popular girl at Bayside High who is both admired and feared by her fellow students.
Alycia Pascual-Pena as Aisha, Daisy’s fun-loving but ultracompetitive best friend who causes a stir when she tries to play football at Bayside.
Belmont Cameli as Jamie Spano, captain of the Bayside football team and Jessie’s sensitive man-child son.
On September 17, 2019, it was announced that a single-camera revival of the series was in development for NBC's planned streaming service, Peacock, with Tracey Wigfield serving as showrunner.
Casting
Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez were initially announced as the only cast members of the original series to be reprising their roles and it was reported that they would also serve as producers on the show. Mark-Paul Gosselaar confirmed at the time that neither his former co-star Tiffani Thiessen nor him had been officially approached. On December 17, 2019, it was reported that John Michael Higgins had signed on to play Mr. Toddman, Bayside High's newest principal. On January 6, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter reported that 18-year-old actress Josie Totah had joined the cast of the comedy as Lexi and that she would also be credited as a producer on the show. On January 24, 2020, Deadline announced that Dexter Darden had joined the cast as well in an undisclosed role and on January 27, Haskiri Velazquez, Mitchell Hoog, Alycia Pascual-Pena and Belmont Cameli were announced. In January 2020, it was confirmed that Mark-Paul Gosselaar would also be returning but only for three episodes due to his commitment as a series regular on ABC's Mixed-ish. It was reported that Gosselaar would also be serving as an executive producer. In March 2020, Gosselaar also confirmed that Tiffani Thiessen would be reprising her role in one episode. Production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States before Gosselaar and Thiessen were able to film their scenes. While both Dustin Diamond and Lark Voorhies have publicly expressed disappointment that they have not been invited to participate in the new version of SBTB, Dennis Haskins has not spoken about the series or his role/lack thereof in it.
Release
Marketing
On April 15, 2020, Peacock released the first official trailer for the series.
