V.C. Andrews’ grip on Lifetime followers will intensify this summer season with the debut of V.C. Andrews’ Dawn.
The beloved creator’s Dawn Cutler collection of novels impressed the restricted collection.
The film collection touches down Saturday, July 8 at 8/7c with new motion pictures each Saturday night by way of July 29.
Lifetime is the unique dwelling for horrors and motion pictures from the Andrews’ spectacular library, and the earlier initiatives have resonated with the cabler’s viewers.
Each a part of the new four-chapter restricted collection focuses on certainly one of Andrews’ Dawn Cutler novels, together with Dawn, Secrets of the Morning, Twilight’s Child, and Midnight Whispers, and delves into the darkish and twisted histories of the Cutler, Booth and Longchamp households.
Brec Bassinger (Stargirl) takes on the title function of Dawn Longchamp and will likely be joined by Emmy winner Donna Mills (Nope) as Lillian Cutler.
Also starring in the new film occasion are Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) as Michael Sutton, Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) as Ormand Longchamp, Khobe Clarke (Yellowjackets) as Jimmy Longchamp, and Emmy nominee Fran Drescher as Agnes Morris.
Additional forged consists of Jason Cermak as Dawn’s father Randolph Cutler; Miranda Frigon as Dawn’s mom, Laura Jean Cutler, Megan Best as Dawn’s teenage daughter Christie, in addition to Elyse Maloway (The Magicians) and Dane Schioler (Prom Pact) as Dawn’s siblings Clara Jean and Philip Cutler.
In addition, Corey Woods performs Dawn’s boarding faculty roommate, Tricia, and Helena Marie performs Sally Longchamp, Dawn’s adoptive mom.
If the above data on the collection is not sufficient to promote you on what’s forward, then check out the full loglines for all 4 motion pictures
Part 1: Dawn (Airing Saturday, July 8 at 8/7c)
Dawn follows the story of Dawn Longchamp (Bassinger), who after rising up in humble environment with a really hardworking household together with her devoted father Ormand (Metcalfe) and older brother Jimmy (Clarke), all of a sudden has every little thing she loves ripped away from her.
After discovering the stunning reality about the individuals who raised her, she is thrust into a brand new household whose darkish and twisted secrets and techniques change the course of her life perpetually.
As Dawn struggles to slot in, her depraved grandmother Lillian Cutler (Mills) guidelines her life with an iron fist and inflicts merciless punishments when Dawn doesn’t observe her strict orders.
When Dawn finds herself entrenched in the mysteries surrounding the household, it turns into clear {that a} darkish and inescapable curse looms over the Cutlers.
Part 2: Secrets of the Morning (Airing Saturday, July 15 at 8/7c)
After disturbing particulars of Dawn’s (Bassinger) previous are revealed, she lastly has the higher hand along with her grandmother Lilian (Mills) and orchestrates her transfer to New York City to attend the finest performing arts faculty.
While residing in a boarding home run by headmistress and getting older actress Agnes Morris (Drescher), Dawn nonetheless desires about Jimmy and their anguished secrets and techniques. But when Michael Sutton (McIntyre) arrives—a new instructor and Broadway star, he units his sights on Dawn.
Dawn falls beneath his seductive spell however when he all of a sudden disappears, Dawn is as soon as once more at the mercy of her grandmother’s twisted schemes.
Part 3: Twilight’s Child (Saturday, July 22 at 8/7c)
After being reunited with Jimmy, Dawn is lastly free and blissfully comfortable as Mrs. Longchamp, a spouse and mom to her lovely child woman, Christie.
When Dawn turns into the rightful proprietor of Cutler’s Cove Hotel, she’s in a position to flip the enterprise round however can not seem to escape her grandmother presence and can really feel her vengeance from the grave.
When Dawn discovers that her brother Philip is nonetheless obsessed along with her, her spiteful sister Clara’s rage explodes into violence, threatening Dawn’s dream once more.
Part 4: Midnight Whispers (Saturday, July 29 at 8/7c)
Though Dawn’s daughter Christie (Best) has grown up in a loving dwelling, Christie can really feel the darkish presence over her and quickly is engulfed by a tragic household dying.
As she appears for solace, she is additional shocked to find her Uncle Philip’s secrets and techniques. Fleeing to New York City, she finds her actual father and turns to Jimmy’s stepbrother Gavin, who flees along with her to The Meadows, the plantation the place Christie was born….however The Meadows is blighted by its personal darkish secrets and techniques.
Will Christie lastly unlock her households’ troubled previous and escape the curse that has haunted them for many years?
Paul Dailly is the Associate Editor for TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter.
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