The CW Gives Go-Ahead to Melrose Place Pilot

The CW's update of "Melrose Place" has received an official pilot order, and Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim will direct it.

A remake of the '90s series about a group of twentysomethings living in the trendy Melrose neighborhood of Los Angeles, the pilot was written by Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin ("Smallville").

Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," is known for directing edgy TV dramas such as "Deadwood," "24" and the pilot for "The Unit." But early in his career, he helmed lighter fare, including Fox's "Party of Five."

The picture shows cast members of the original television series celebrating the program's 200th episode during a party in Beverly Hills. (L-R) front row, Josie Bissett, Thomas Calabro, Jamie Luner. Back row, Rob Estes, Steve Wilder, Heather Locklear, Kelly Rutherford, Rena Sofer, John Haymes Newton and Jack Wagner.