VH1 plans pop-star biopics

Around the heels of telepic "Single Ladies" and also the series that adopted, VH1 is turning its scripted pop-star biopics right into a franchise, having a next, as-yet-untitled installment monitoring the progress of 1990's stylish-hop girl group TLC. "Beauty Shop" and "What's Love Got related to It" scribe Kate Lanier will write the script, following a band's rise around the charts through its peak with "CrazySexyCool" and monitoring the lives of their people along with the untimely dying of member Lisa Lopes. "What Chilli Wants" professional producer Bill Diggins and VH1's Maggie Malina will professional produce alongside making it through TLCers Chilli and Tionne Watkins. The records within the bio series is going to be individually greenlit and created. VH1 has other biopic projects within the works but nothing formally set. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com