<P> In January 2011, Lionsgate announced that Kenny Ortega, the choreographer of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, would direct its remake; however, the project was shelved the following year . In December 2015, ABC and Lionsgate Television announced a three - hour remake of the movie which will not be live and would be in the same vein as The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, a remake of the 1975 film of the same name . The remake was directed by Wayne Blair and the screenplay was written by Jessica Sharzer . Allison Shearmur was attached to the project as executive producer . </P> <P> Abigail Breslin had been officially attached as Baby, while the studio would green - light the project after further casting . In January 2016, ABC officially green - lit the project after Debra Messing was cast as Baby's mother . The following month, after a lengthy audition process, dancer Colt Prattes was announced as Johnny, the role originally played by Patrick Swayze . In March 2016, it was announced that Nicole Scherzinger would co-star as Penny, Johnny's dance partner, alongside Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman, Baby's sister, and Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Jake Houseman, Baby's father . Billy Dee Williams as Tito, the band leader, Shane Harper as Robbie, joined the cast of the movie alongside Beau "Casper" Smart and J. Quinton Johnson . Later that month, Trevor Einhorn was tapped to play Neil Kellerman . In April 2016, Katey Sagal and Tony Roberts were respectively cast as Vivian Pressman and Max Kellerman . </P> <P> Filming was based in Hendersonville, North Carolina . Most of the filming locations were across western North Carolina including Asheville, Cashiers and Saluda, with filming taking place in April and May 2016 . People living in the Hendersonville area served as crew members, extras and dancers, and they were invited to provide cars from the 1960s . Much of the filming took place at High Hampton Inn in Cashiers . It created an estimated 1,225 jobs, including 900 extras, 30 cast members and 225 crew positions to support the project . </P> <P> The official poster was unveiled in March 2017, and features Breslin and Prattes in an embrace from their final dance in the movie . A 30 - second teaser trailer was released a month before the television movie's release . </P>

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