Shannen Doherty Joins TVLand's 'Heathers' Reboot

LOS ANGELES - Shannen Doherty will join the cast of TVLand's "Heathers" reboot. The actress, who is battling breast cancer, confirmed on her Instagram that she had joined the cast of the film now shooting.

Doherty, who is best known for her role on Fox's iconic teen drama "90210," posted a photo of herself on the set of the film with the caption "Sneak peek from the set of #Heathers set... Jealous much? Doherty played Heather Duke in the original 1988 dark comedy starring Wynona Ryder and Christian Slater. Details on the new film are unavailable.

The original film followed the life of  Veronica Sawyer who in order to get out of the snobby clique that is destroying her good-girl reputation, she teams up with a dark sociopath in a plot to kill the cool kids.

The TVLand reboot is directed by Leslie Headland ("Sleeping with Other People"), and written by Jason A. Micallef ("Butter") for Lakeshore Entertainment.