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Lifetime planning behind-the-scenes "Full House" movie

"Full House" star John Stamos confirmed the rumors that the original cast of the 1990s sitcom will be reuniting for a spin-off called "Fuller House" on Netflix
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Lifetime says it's joining in the "Full House" revival buzz with a behind-the-scenes TV movie of the long-running family sitcom.

With the working title "The Unauthorized Full House Story," the film promises to unveil the pressures on cast members to balance the idyllic family life depicted on the show with the more complicated reality of their own real lives.

The creative team behind the project also produced Lifetime's "The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story." No cast or air date was announced for the film, which is in development.

The news comes on the heels of Netflix's announced plans for 13 episodes of "Fuller House," a current-day reboot of the sitcom. It will center on the eldest Tanner daughter, D.J. (Candace Cameron Bure), now a widowed and pregnant veterinarian whose younger sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) move into the familiar family home to help raise her two sons and the baby on the way.

The original "Full House" aired on ABC from 1987 to 1995, with stars including John Stamos and Bob Saget.

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