Dirty Dancing, an adaptation of the hit movie toplined by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, is heading to the small screen. ABC has set a three-hour remake starring Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens, Little Miss Sunshine) as Baby. The project, from Lionsgate TV, is expected to get a formal green light contingent on one more casting.
ABC’s production will not be live like Fox’s staging of Grease but in the vein of that network’s planned filmed remake of Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Like the 1987 movie, the new Dirty Dancing centers on Baby (Breslin), an innocent young woman in the early 1960’s who vacations with her affluent parents and siblings in the Catskill Mountains and falls for the resort’s working-class dance instructor. The role was played by Grey in the original.
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Executive produced by Allison Shearmur (Lionsgate’s Hunger Games franchise) and Eleanor Bergstein, who wrote the screenplay for the original movie, Dirty Dancing was adapted for television by Jessica Sharzer (Scream Queens), with Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) set to direct and Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler, who most recently choreographed the hit Broadway musical Hamilton on board as choreographer.
The rest of the production team includes: Adam Anders and Judy Cairo (producers), Stephen Altman (Production Designer) Adam Anders and Peer Astrom (music).
Lionsgate had been looking to exploit Dirty Dancing, one of the titles in the company’s library. There was a feature reboot in the works with Kenny Ortega attached to direct, which was put on hold in 2012. A re-imagining, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, was released in 2004. On TV, there was previously a short-lived Dirty Dancing series in 1988.
Breslin is repped by CAA and Beth Cannon at Envision Entertainment. Sharzer is repped CAA. Blair is repped by UTA.





No no no no no
Will Spencer Breslin be in it, too??
Couldn’t stand that obnoxious no talent turd back in day. Glad he fell of the map.
I just don’t get it. Why do projects like this instead of bringing something original to the masses??? There are so many people with unique ideas ready to have their work produced and we go back into the nostalgic well to find stuff. SMH.
There is so much competition out there. If they can cut through it by using a title that will grab attention, they’re going to do it whether it’s a good idea creatively or not.
She’d be more appropriate to play Cartman in a South Park live action film.
You will never replace the original stars. Why mess with a good thing.
Chanel #5 is so DEAD this evening !!!!! That is pretty much the only news worth a mention here.
Chanel #5 is a COLOGNE. you mean CHANNEL 5
You mean CHANNEL 5.. CHANEL#5 IS A SCENT.
Are you folks really out of ideas for new stories that you must redo something over again? Really is the producers that hard up for ideas? This movie stands on its own leave it alone.
I’ve watched her in multiple movies/shows and there’s a certain coldness to her. Can’t warm up to her at all so I now actively avoid anything she’s in. The older she gets, the worse it gets with her. Jodie Foster or even Christina Ricci she ain’t.
That’s a really bizarre casting choice, I think. Abigail is a good actress, but in no way projects “16-year-old Baby.” The makeup artists and hair stylists will have their work cut out for them because lately, she’s been looking like Mae West — now there’s a casting idea!
Weird casting. She’s not a leading lady, and she’s becoming less interesting as she gets older. She really, really needs to start doing character work or her team needs to get it together. They’re trying to turn her into a starlet with the bizarre bleached blonde hair and quite frankly, it’s just not happening. Very miscast on Scream Queens. Not interesting enough to pull a Christina Ricci.
How about Derek Hough for Johnny? He really would make this project worth seeing.
Yes.
Agreed, nice choice, though i am sick of movies being remade/destroyed.
Bizarre.
WHY?????????????????
YOU CANNOT REMAKE THIS!!!!
Whatttt no no no no no just no
Noooooo!!! This movie should be left the way it is, there is no one that could have done a better job.
Nooooooo! This should NEVER be remade! You simply can’t beat the original, or Patrick Swayze. Anything/ anyone else is nothing but disappointment:( get s new idea, be original for goodness sake!
This movie was my favorite growing up,you will NEVER be able to remake this and have it get good ratings! 1-Patrick(Johnnie) and Jennifer(Baby) aren’t in it!! 2-This new actress is dull an has no personality, I watched scream queens for the first time tonight( gag me) It was horrible! Glad I don’t get ABC on my TV!
And why would anyone want to attempt to do or improve on this masterpiece. It’s not the story that makes the movie great, it’s the actors and there are no better actors than the originals. Go make another movie.
I’m none to thrilled with the remake,there will always be just one Patrick and one Jennifer,why fix something that isnt broke,SMH!
And Hollywood wonders why attendance is dropping in theaters…too many remakes!