Mean Girls 2 to Debut on ABC Family

BURBANK: ABC Family has picked up the worldwide premiere rights for Paramount Famous Productions’ Mean Girls 2, which it will air on January 23 at 8 p.m.

Mean Girls 2 is the follow up to the 2004 hit film that starred Lindsay Lohan. The new film stars Meaghan Martin (10 Things I Hate About You), Maiara Walsh (Desperate Housewives), Jennifer Stone (Wizards of Waverly Place), Nicole Gale Anderson (Make It or Break It), Claire Holt (H2O: Just Add Water) and Diego Boneta (Pretty Little Liars). Tim Meadows returns as the school’s principal.

“We’re thrilled to bring the highly-anticipated sequel to the hit film Mean Girls to the network,” said Tom Zappala, the executive VP of ABC Cable Networks Group. “Mean Girls 2 is a perfect fit for ABC Family’s Millennial audience, who are avid fans of the original film.”

Paramount Home Entertainment will release Mean Girls 2 on DVD on February 1.