EW spoke to Spelling and Garth exclusively about the project, which goes into production later this month.
TORI SPELLING: Jen and I co-created it with Chris Alberghini and Mike Chessler.
And we have gotten to the point in our lives where we just want to work together.
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And thats when we started talking about, Was it the right time to do something with90210finally?…
And thats when together we came up with this version.
And you cant see now, but Im turning it over to Jennie.
[laughs]
GARTH: The premise of this show, its about the characters behind the characters.
Its really hard to do that show justice in a reboot, so we didnt want to even try.
Eventually for the fans sake, we will get into the show within a show.
Because while they come back together and its kind of that whole thing, can you go home again?
Its almost like the ultimate high school reunion.
The first seasons going to be about getting to the reboot.
How would you describe the heightened versions of yourselves vs. your actual selves?GARTH: Worse.
Im married on the show, I have a lot of kids.
This is so heightened, right?
[laughs]
Are you incorporating your real family members into the show?GARTH: No.
Were fictionalizing everybodys home lives to a certain degree.
Well take a look into that.
Its sort of tapping into a lot of my, um, therapy I guess.
[laughs] Ive been studying this character for years!
It is like therapy.
We found out a lot.
You perceive things totally different, too, when youre in your 20s as opposed to your 40s.
But all of a sudden here we are!
In my head, its a bummer I wish I had appreciated every moment of that.
And then here we are again, so its like a do-over.
And you got to play with90210dolls in the photo shoot!
SPELLING: I do have one.
My kids wanted to open it.
They didnt understand why [they couldnt].
Theyre like, We take the Barbies out of the box, isnt that just a Barbie?
Im like, Its a special Barbie.
Everyone was so sad aboutthe death of Luke Perry.
Was there a moment where you guys wondered if you should still go through with the show?
But I personally am just not going to comment on that.
SPELLING: I feel the same way.
Out of respect, if for no other reason.
So he was involved early on?GARTH: Yes.
Tori and I had certainly had conversations with him specifically about this.
And he was into it.
Something else?GARTH: What would be next after Peach Pit: After Dark?
SPELLING: It would be Senior Community Center.
[laughs] Peach Pit Senior Center.
GARTH: Were working on a location right now for our new version of the Peach Pit.
Youll be seeing the Peach Pit.
Were looking for opportunities for a lot of original locations and sets right now.
For more on the 90210 revival, check out the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday.
