VH1 plans pop-star biopics

Round the heels of telepic "Single Ladies" as well as the series that adopted, VH1 is turning its scripted pop-star biopics in to a franchise, getting a next, as-yet-untitled installment monitoring the progress of 1990's stylish-hop girl group TLC. "Beauty Shop" and "What's Love Got associated with itInch scribe Kate Lanier will write the script, carrying out a band's rise round the charts through its peak with "CrazySexyCool" and monitoring the lives of the people together with the untimely dying of member Lisa Lopes. "What Chilli Wants" professional producer Bill Diggins and VH1's Maggie Malina will professional produce alongside which makes it through TLCers Chilli and Tionne Watkins. The records inside the bio series will probably be individually greenlit and produced. VH1 has other biopic projects inside the works but nothing formally set. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com