Cast Threesomes, Drug Use, & More Dirt To Be Revealed in New Lifetime 'Saved By The Bell' Bio-Pic+Cast Announced

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Lifetime is on a roll with their recent string of bio-pic announcements, and now comes another that will surely be controversial. It was announced that the network is set to release a television film “The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story,” inspired by the tell all book written by one of the show’s stars, Dustin Diamond (Screech). According to BuzzFeed:

In 2009, Dustin Diamond wrote Behind the Bell, a scandalous tell-all that revealed what life was reportedly like on the set of Saved by the Bell, NBC’s still beloved series that ran from 1989–1993 and turned its cast of fresh-faced actors into megastars.

Diamond wrote that everyone in the cast, except him, was sleeping together (including threesomes!), and many were dabbling in drugs. Diamond’s memoir tipped off Hollywood to the fact there was a lot more going on behind the scenes.

Now, thanks to hours of brand-new interviews conducted for this film (obtained independently of Diamond and his book), the real story will be brought to life in The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story, a new Lifetime television movie that promises to change the way that fans look at the classic kids’ comedy.

This will certainly be interesting, and as big fans of the show we will certainly be watching. The movie is set to air on September 1 at 9PM.

Check out the cast photo below!