Sherri Shepherd, Nia Sioux land leads in Lifetime's 'Imperfect High'

Sherri Shepherd has signed on to star in Lifetime's "Imperfect High." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Nia Sioux arrives for the sixth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Bella Thorne arrives for the Puma x Balmain x Cara Delevingne launch party at Milk Studios in Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

June 25 (UPI) -- The View and Mr. Iglesias alum Sherri Shepherd is set to star in the new Lifetime movie, Imperfect High.

The film is set to debut on the cable network on Sept. 18. It is a followup to 2015's Perfect High, which featured Bella Thorne.

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Siobhan Devine is directing the project from a script written by Anne Marie Hess.

"Imperfect High is the story of Hanna Brooks (Nia Sioux from Dance Moms), the new girl in town who is looking to find her place and fit in at Lakewood High School, which was rocked a couple of years earlier by the shocking drug overdose of a popular student," a synopsis said.

"Hanna suffers from an anxiety disorder and the move to a new school is especially stressful for her. While trying to fit in with the 'it' crowd, she finds herself pulled between two boys -- a bad boy with a heart of gold, and an alluring, popular rich kid who is not as straight of an arrow as he seems."