1988's 'Heathers' TV Land's Heathers reboot has enlisted one of the cult movie's original Heathers. Shannen Doherty announced Tuesday on Instagram that she will have a role in the Viacom-owned cable network's TV reboot. The film centered on Veronica (played by Winona Ryder) and her rebel boyfriend J.D. The cabler's Heathers is an anthology described as a black comedy that takes place in the present day.