'Melrose Place' 2.0 Is Officially a Go

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Like '90210' before it, 'Melrose Place' is officially coming to The CW.
Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim is set to direct a remake of the '90s series about a group oftwentysomethings living in the trendy Melrose neighborhood ofLos Angeles. The pilot was written by Darren Swimmer and ToddSlavkin ("Smallville").
Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for the documentary "AnInconvenient Truth," is known for directing edgy TV dramas suchas "Deadwood," "24" and the pilot for "The Unit." But early inhis career, he helmed lighter fare, including Fox's "Party ofFive."
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