Beverly Hills 90210 returning to television -- sort of

BOSTON — Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling -- the original stars of “Beverly Hills, 90210” -- are returning to the show for a six-episode series on FOX.

The network made the announcement Wednesday, noting the cast will reunite for a special series.

"90210 comes with a big twist: Priestley, Garth, Ziering, Carteris, Green and Spelling will play heightened versions of themselves in a brand-new serialized drama – with a healthy dose of irreverence – that is inspired by their real lives and relationships," the network wrote on its website.

It sounds as if the series will be a self-referential meta-comedy featuring the actors themselves banding together to get 90210 back on the air, rather than a revisit to the show, its characters and its milieu.

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