Molly Ringwald’s “So Happy” About ‘Sixteen Candles’ Inspired Series From Selena Gomez, Tanya Saracho & Gabriela Lugo – CB

Molly Ringwald is “so completely happy” concerning the Sixteen Candles-inspired sequence in improvement from UCP for Peacock, govt produced by Selena Gomez, Tanya Saracho, and Gabriela Lugo.

15 Candles tells the story of 4 younger Latinas beginning highschool as they overcome their emotions of invisibility whereas exploring what it means to depart childhood behind by means of the lens of the standard feminine coming-of-age ceremony: the quinceañera, CB introduced solely on March 15.

“I’m so completely happy about that,” Ringwald stated not too long ago. “I actually do really feel like when folks at all times ask me about rebooting my films, I’m like, ‘No these films have been fantastic,’ however what they need to do is take inspiration from them and do one thing fully completely different however impressed, in order that simply sounds unbelievable.”

Ringwald starred within the 1984 John Hughes traditional about Samantha, a teen whose sixteenth birthday was nearly ruined after her household forgot her huge day.

The Riverdale actress additionally revealed she’d wish to see “one in every of her daughters” play Samantha within the sequence ought to the character return.

Saracho, below her Ojalá Manufacturing banner, and Lugo function writers and govt producers of the venture. Gomez additionally govt produces below her July Moon Productions. Christine Dávila of Ojalá Productions co-executive produces.