In an elegant apartment building on Melrose in Los Angeles, a diverse group of 20-somethings have formed a surrogate family. Landlady Sydney Andrews is a central figure in the lives of her tenants, especially handsome David Breck, despite her history with David's father, Dr. Michael Mancini. Sydney also plays a pivotal role in the lives of publicist Ella Simms, chef Auggie Kirkpatrick, medical student Lauren Yung, filmmaker Jonah Miller, teacher Riley Richmond, and 18-year-old Violet Foster. When a bloody body is found floating in the courtyard pool, the police discover that everyone living at Melrose Place had a reason to want the deceased out of the way.

David Breck – Shaun Sipos ("Shark")
Violet Foster – Ashlee Simpson-Wentz ("7th Heaven")
Auggie Kirkpatrick – Colin Egglesfield ("All My Children")
Jonah Miller – Michael Rady ("Swingtown")
Riley Richmond – Jessica Lucas ("Cloverfield")
Ella Simms – Katie Cassidy ("Supernatural")
Lauren Yung – Stephanie Jacobsen ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles")
Sydney Andrews – Laura Leighton (the original "Melrose Place")
Dr. Michael Mancini – Thomas Calabro (the original "Melrose Place")

An updated version of the popular 1990s series, MELROSE PLACE is from CBS Television Studios with executive producers Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer ("Smallville"). Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") is the director and executive producer of the pilot.