Saved by the Bell

American television sitcom

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May 4 2023 Gerald Castillo, who played Major Martin Slater, passed away.
2022 Won GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, with additional nominations at Critics' Choice Television Awards and Imagen Awards
May 2022 Series was canceled after two seasons by Peacock.
May 4 2022 Peacock canceled the Saved by the Bell series after two seasons.
2021 The show received multiple award nominations, including GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Imagen Awards for Mario Lopez, Alycia Pascual-Peña, and Haskiri Velazquez
December 1 2021 Remaining episodes of the second season released on Peacock.
November 24 2021 First part of the second season released on Peacock.
June 7 2021 Filming for Season 2 officially began at Universal Studios, as shared by Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley on social media.
May 4 2021 Mario Lopez revealed to Yahoo! Entertainment that the second season would feature a tribute to Dustin Diamond.
February 1 2021 Dustin Diamond, who portrayed Screech Powers, died of cancer at the age of 44.
January 2021 Series was renewed for a second season, consisting of 10 episodes.
January 19 2021 Peacock renewed the Saved by the Bell series for a 10-episode second season.
2020 After fan backlash and the trending hashtag 'Respect Selena Gomez' on Twitter, Peacock, Universal Television, and executive producers issued a public apology and committed to removing the offensive scenes from the show.
2020 Controversy erupted over jokes about Selena Gomez's kidney transplant in the sixth episode 'Teen-Line'.
2020 A new Saved by the Bell sequel series is launched, featuring A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano as main characters, with guest appearances by Zack, Kelly, and Lisa.
2020 Zack mentions Tori in the sequel series, but she does not remember him.
2020 Screech is mentioned to have become an astronaut in the International Space Station in the Saved by the Bell revival series.
2020 By the time of the Saved by the Bell revival, Dennis Haskins had retired from the role of Mr. Belding.
2020 Lisa is revealed to be a successful fashion designer living in Paris, receiving a video call from her former classmates during Bayside High's homecoming dance.
2020 Returns to the Saved by the Bell franchise as Bayside High's guidance counselor after obtaining a Ph.D. from Columbia University and becoming a best-selling parenting book author.
2020 Zack Morris is elected Governor of California, initially running for the position to avoid a $75 parking ticket. As governor, he cuts $10 billion in education funding, which results in the closure of poorly funded schools like Douglas High.
2020 Became the gym teacher and coach at Bayside High in the show's revival.
2020 Kelly becomes the first lady of California, with Zack serving as governor, and they have a teenage son named Mac.
December 13 2020 U.S. television premiere of the new Saved by the Bell show's pilot aired on E! network.
December 13 2020 The U.S. television premiere of the new show's pilot aired on E! network.
December 11 2020 A three-day marathon of the original Saved by the Bell episodes began airing on E! network.
November 25 2020 Saved by the Bell (2020 TV series) was released on Peacock Premium, with all ten episodes made available to stream, and only the pilot accessible for free.
November 25 2020 The show premiered, with original cast members Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Tiffani Thiessen appearing as guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
November 18 2020 Peacock unveiled a new theme song, an updated version of the original performed by rapper Lil Yachty.
November 16 2020 Peacock launched a free Saved by the Bell channel including the original series, TV movies, and spin-off series.
November 15 2020 Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez presented at the 46th People's Choice Awards, which was dubbed a 'Saved by the Bell reunion' by host Demi Lovato.
October 2020 NBC officially announces Lark Voorhies' involvement with the series.
October 29 2020 Peacock released a first-look promotional still of Lark Voorhies back in character.
October 27 2020 Peacock released an official trailer for the series featuring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffani Thiessen.
September 2020 Production wrapped in mid-September, five weeks after resuming.
September 2020 Mario Lopez announces that Lark Voorhies will guest-star as Lisa Turtle.
August 2020 Writing team reassembles for a few weeks to adapt scripts due to COVID-19 production protocols, modifying scenes that originally took place in school locations.
August 17 2020 Production resumed after the COVID-19 shutdown, with three episodes remaining to be filmed.
August 10 2020 Peacock launched a second teaser for the Saved by the Bell series.
July 29 2020 Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Dashiell Driscoll launched 'Zack to the Future', a weekly podcast analyzing episodes from the original Saved by the Bell series.
April 15 2020 Peacock released the first official teaser for the Saved by the Bell series, featuring scenes from the first seven episodes of the show.
March 2020 Gosselaar confirms Tiffani Thiessen will reprise her role in one episode (she ultimately appears in three episodes).
March 13 2020 Production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic during pre-production of episode 1.08, before Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, and Lark Voorhies could film their scenes.
January 2020 Mark-Paul Gosselaar is confirmed to return for three episodes as an executive producer.
January 27 2020 Haskiri Velazquez, Mitchell Hoog, Alycia Pascual-Pena, and Belmont Cameli were announced as new cast members.
January 24 2020 Dexter Darden joins the cast in an undisclosed role.
January 20 2020 The pilot episode, shot in 7 days, was completed.
January 10 2020 Filming officially began, with Lopez sharing a first look video featuring Berkley, Ed Alonzo, and himself shooting their first scene at The Max diner set at Universal Studios.
January 6 2020 Josie Totah, 18 years old, joins the cast of the comedy series as Lexi and is also credited as a producer.

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