--- title: A Britney Spears Biopic Is In the Works description: Lifetime is making a biopic of Britney Spears, called 'Britney' to be released next year canonical: https://time.com/4465641/britney-spears-lifetime-movie/ author: Nash Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-25T07:08:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T00:11:23.887Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: A Britney Spears Biopic Is In the Works og:description: Natasha Bassett is set to play the title role in 'Britney' og:url: https://time.com/4465641/britney-spears-lifetime-movie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1089adafdfc0d82c/6988a395cf40a821e5c44938/gettyimages-512589282.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Britney Spears: Piece of Me Remixed. Reimagined. Still iconic. At Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Britney Spears Biopic Is In the Works twitter:description: Natasha Bassett is set to play the title role in 'Britney' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1089adafdfc0d82c/6988a395cf40a821e5c44938/gettyimages-512589282.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Britney Spears Biopic Is In the Works by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Aug 25, 2016 7:08 AM UTC  Britney Spears performs at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas on Feb. 26, 2016 Britney Spears performs at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas on Feb. 26, 2016Denise Truscello— Brandcasting/Getty Images by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Aug 25, 2016 7:08 AM UTC If you think about it, it’s surprising that Britney Spears _hasn’t_ received the biopic treatment yet. Lifetime will finally satisfy that vacancy for us, the _Hollywood Reporter_ [wrote](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/britney-spears-tv-movie-set-922594) on Wednesday. The TV movie will be called _Britney_ and it’s set to come out next year. Spears’ story is pretty much cemented in the pop-culture canon at this point, and _Britney_ will faithfully try to chronicle all of it: the early days as a Mouseketeer from Louisiana; her staggering leap to superstardom in the late 1990s; the personal crises of the mid-2000s — luridly reported by the American tabloid press — and, the redemption. Natasha Bassett, the actress most recently seen in the Coen brothers’ Hollywood period piece _Hail, Caesar!,_ will play Spears. Of course, history is still being written: Spears is still making music, with her ninth studio album _Glory_ slated for release Friday. This is not an authorized biography, however, and Spears, it seems, isn’t too happy about it. “Britney Spears will not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic nor does it have her blessing,” her management told TIME in an email Thursday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4465641/britney-spears-lifetime-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4465641/britney-spears-lifetime-movie/"},"headline":"A Britney Spears Biopic Is In the Works","datePublished":"2016-08-25T07:08:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:11:23.887Z","description":"Spears' management says the movie does not \"have her blessing\"","url":"https://time.com/4465641/britney-spears-lifetime-movie/","keywords":["celebrities","Britney Spears"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1089adafdfc0d82c/6988a395cf40a821e5c44938/gettyimages-512589282.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1089adafdfc0d82c/6988a395cf40a821e5c44938/gettyimages-512589282.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Britney Spears: Piece of Me Remixed. 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