LIFETIME SETS AIRDATES FOR NEW ORIGINAL THRILLERS FOR JANUARY 2022
"SAFE ROOM" DEBUTS JANUARY 15 STARRING NICOLE ARI PARKER, DREA DE MATTEO, MACKENZIE ASTIN, NIK SANCHEZ AND BORIS KODJOE, IN HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
"VANISHED: SEARCHING FOR MY SISTER" PREMIERES JANUARY 22 STARRING TATYANA ALI, JUSTIN BRUENING, JASMINE GUY, CAROLYN HENNESY AND ANTHONY "TREACH" CRISS
LOS ANGELES, CA (Nov 16, 2021) - Lifetime unveils airdates for two new suspense-filled original movies - Safe Room and Vanished: Searching For My Sister - scheduled to premiere on back to back weekends in January 2022. Marking his directorial debut, Boris Kodjoe directs real-life wife Nicole Ari Parker (Chicago P.D., Empire), Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos), Nik Sanchez (The Rookie) and Mackenzie Astin (The Magicians) in the home invasion movie Safe Room (formerly known as Safe Space), premiering Saturday, January 15th at 8p/7c. The following weekend, the chills and thrills continue with the story of a sister who poses as her missing twin in Vanished: Searching For My Sister, starring Tatyana Ali (Love That Girl) playing both twins, Justin Bruening (Sweet Magnolias) and Jasmine Guy (Grey's Anatomy). Vanished: Searching For My Sister premieres on Saturday, January 22nd at 8p/7c.
Full movie descriptions below.
SAFE ROOM
Premieres Saturday, January 15TH at 8p/7c
The Lifetime thriller, Safe Room, centers on recently widowed Lila Jackson (Nicole Ari Parker) and her 14-year-old autistic son Ian (Nik Sanchez). Since the death of her husband, Lila is grateful for their kind neighbor Neil (Boris Kodjoe), who looks out for them. After Ian accidentally witnesses a break-in in the house across the street and records the horrific murder of the homeowner, Lila becomes embroiled in a deadly struggle to protect her son from intruders Dominic (Mackenzie Astin) and Rocco (Drea De Matteo), who will stop at nothing to retrieve the video evidence of the crime and silence them. Hiding and trapped in a makeshift panic room created by her late husband, Lila and Ian must use all of their strength and intelligence to outsmart the intruders to save themselves.
Lifetime has worked with the organization RespectAbility in review of the script to ensure as much authenticity as possible in the portrayal of Ian. The role of Ian is played by Nik Sanchez who is on the autism spectrum. As part of Lifetime's advocacy efforts, resources to learn more about autism will be provided at the end of the film.
Safe Room is produced by Astute Films for Lifetime. Executive producers include Dominique Telson and Karen Kaufman Wilson. Boris Kodjoe directs from a script by Nneka Gerstle.
VANISHED: SEARCHING FOR MY SISTER
Premieres Saturday, January 22nd at 8p/7c
Twins Jada and Kayla (both played by Tatyana Ali) could not be more opposite: Jada being the mild-mannered sister with an office job, and Kayla the wild child. Recently divorced from her husband Warren (Justin Bruening), Kayla asks Jada to watch her daughter while she sets up her new apartment. But after a few days with no word from Kayla, Jada begins to worry and reports her sister missing. With no leads and the police investigation at a standstill, Jada takes matters into her own hands. She disguises herself as her sister and gets pulled into a world of drugs and deceit in order to learn the shocking truth about what really happened to Kayla.
Vanished: Searching for My Sister also stars Jasmine Guy, Carolyn Hennesy and Anthony "Treach" Criss.
The film is produced by Big Dreams Entertainment and Leslie Greif serves as executive producer. Tim Woodward Jr. directs from a script written by Christina Welsh.