LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Britney Spears' life story is the newest focus at Lifetime, where the network is currently planning a two-hour TV biopic called Britney, which will premiere in 2017.
In an announcement Wednesday, Lifetime said Britney, starring Hail Caesar!'s Natasha Basset, will tell the "tumultuous true story" of Spears' childhood in Louisiana, her relationship with Justin Timberlake, her public struggles in 2007 and her subsequent rise back to the top.