BET announced that “The New Edition Story’’ will air as a six-hour miniseries Jan. 24-26, 2017. The biopic will look at the lives of Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins, Ralph Tresvant, and Johnny Gill and their rise to fame as the pop group New Edition.

“From our beginning in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston to Hollywood and everything in between, just like The Temptations and The Jackson Five — we are ready to retrace our footsteps and show everyone how we got here,’’ said New Edition, in a statement released by BET. “For the fans all over the world, this one’s for you.’’

Directed by Chris Robinson, “The New Edition Story’’ is co-produced by the six members of the group and Brooke Payne, their longtime manager and original choreographer.

The network says the series will tell the story of the group “from their humble beginnings as kids in Boston to global mega stardom — weathering the highs and lows of controversy, personnel changes, and the ultimate cost of fame.’’

Playing the role of Bivins will be Bryshere Y. Gray (as an adult) and Dante Hoagland (as the younger version of Bivins); playing Bell will be Elijah Kelley and Caleb McLaughlin; playing Tresvant will be Algee Smith and Jahi Winston; the role of Devoe will be played by Keith Powers and Myles Truitt; Brown will be played by Woody McClain and Tyler Williams; and Luke James will play Johnny Gill.

The cast also includes Wood Harris (“The Wire,’’ “The Breaks’’), Michael Rapaport (“Boston Public,’’ “Justified’’), Faizon Love (“Real Husbands of Hollywood’’), Duane Martin (“Real Husbands of Hollywood’’), singer/songwriter Tank, and Bre-Z (“Empire’’) along with La La Anthony (“Power’’), Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community’’), Monica Calhoun (“The Best Man’’), Lisa Nicole Carson (“Ally McBeal’’), and Sandi McCree (“The Wire’’).