​Lifetime is busy this September keeping with the ‘90s theme - days after its debut of The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story, it will premiere The Brittany Murphy Story, a biopic trying to answer these questions: “How did this shining star from New Jersey who soared to instant fame in Clueless end up marrying a man who was known for swindling women and spiral into a life of anti-depressants? This is the true story of how Brittany’s Hollywood dream turned into a nightmare.”

Set to an updated and ominous version of What is Love, the full trailer (above) interweaves scenes of a young Murphy looking for fame with those of her family dealing with the aftermath of her death. Amanda Fuller stars as Murphy, who died of pneumonia in 2009. Questions were raised about her death when her husband died just five months later of similar causes.

The Brittany Murphy Story premieres Saturday, Sept. 6 on Lifetime.

[Image courtesy of Lifetime]

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