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Official Press Release On Satan's School For Girls

February 17, 2000

Posted by Mandy

SHANNEN DOHERTY, KATE JACKSON STAR IN "SATAN'S SCHOOL
FOR GIRLS," A CHILLING NEW FILM AIRING MARCH 13 ON ABC

Shannen Doherty ("Charmed") and Kate Jackson ("Charlie's
Angels") star in "Satan's School for Girls," a chilling drama
about a young woman's investigation into her sister's suicide,
which leads her to an eastern women's college where sinister forces
of evil control students and faculty alike. The new, two-hour
thriller will air as an "ABC Original," MONDAY, MARCH 13
(8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The movie is based on a classic 1973 television movie of the
same name, which also starred Kate Jackson, as one of the school's
students. In the new film, Ms. Jackson portrays the school's dean.
Also starring are Julie Benz ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), Daniel
Cosgrove ("Beverly Hills 90210") and Richard Joseph Paul ("Final
Verdict").

In "Satan's School for Girls," Beth Hammersmith (Ms. Doherty)
is distraught and deeply puzzled by the suicide of her sister. Her
search for an answer leads her to her sister's school, Fallbridge
Women's College, a seemingly serene and tranquil school in New
England. But the idyllic campus is held in the grip of evil,
personified by a mysterious secret club known as "the five." As
Beth gets closer to learning the terrifying secret of the school,
she uncovers a sinister web of intrigue and danger that puts her
own life in peril. For Beth, the horror is just beginning.

THE CAST: Shannen Doherty as Beth Hammersmith, Kate Jackson as
Olivia Burtis, Richard Joseph Paul as Nick Delacroix, Daniel
Cosgrove as Mark, Julie Benz as Allison, Victoria Sanchez as Lisa,
Taraji P. Henson as Paige, Mandy Schaffer as Hillary, Aimee Castle
as Courtney, Jessica Goldapple as Kim, Marianne Therrien as Joan,
Cecile Cristobal as Melanie and Irene Contogiorgis as Jenny.

Christopher Leitch ("China Beach," "Little Girls in Pretty
Boxes") directed from a script by Michael Hitchcock ("Where the
Day Takes You"). The executive producers are Aaron Spelling
("Charmed," "Melrose Place," "Beverly Hills 90210") and E.
Duke Vincent ("Charmed," "Day One"). The producers are Murray
Shostak and Robert "Buzz" Berger. The movie is from Spelling
Television. (CLOSED-CAPTIONED) (Broadcast in stereo where
available)

A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.