Lifetime Announces New Movie Starring Teri Hatcher and June Movie Slate

Lifetime has announced that Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives) will star alongside Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica) in its upcoming psychological drama The Killer Inside: The Ruth Finley Story. Premiering at the end of June, the thriller tells the true story of an unassuming housewife who becomes the target of a mysterious stalker whom she and the cops fear is the BTK Slayer. Based on a truly unbelievable stalking case, the movie joins Lifetime’s robust June original movie lineup featuring seven riveting new original movies. Additional June headliners include Jana Kramer, Austin Nichols, Billy Zane, Bethenny Frankel, Betsy Brandt, Caity Lotz, Kyle Schmid, and many more. Behind the camera, Elizabeth Smart, Jana Kramer, and Betsy Brandt all serve as executive producer on their films, while Elisabeth Rohm executive produces and directs. Lifetime’s new movie slate airs on Saturdays and Sundays @ 8PM/7c, starting on June 8.

Details for all the June Lifetime original movies can be found below:

THE GIRL LOCKED UPSTAIRS: THE TANYA KACH STORY

Starring Robert Baker and Jordyn Ashley Olsen

Executive Produced by Elizabeth Smart

Premieres Saturday, June 8 @ 8PM/7c

Tanya Kach (Olsen) was fourteen and at risk, struggling with an unhappy home life and the victim of bullying at her new school. Feeling isolated and lonely, she is befriended by Tom Hose (Baker), the school’s security guard, who manages to lure Tanya to his home, where he held her captive and sexually abused her for over a decade. Convinced he had Tanya brainwashed and that she would never attempt escape, Tom eventually allows her to take on a part time job. Out from under Tom’s watchful eye, Tanya finally finds the courage to take a dangerous step toward freedom.

Immediately following the movie’s premiere, Lifetime will debut Beyond the Headlines: The Tanya Kach Story with Elizabeth Smart. The doc will follow executive producer Elizabeth Smart as she meets the real-life Tanya Kach, who at 14-years old vanished from a Pittsburgh suburb.

GASLIT BY MY HUSBAND: THE MORGAN METZER STORY

Starring Jana Kramer, Austin Nichols, and Jolie Rae Caussin

Executive Produced by Jana Kramer

Premieres Sunday, June 9 @ 8PM/7c

Based on a true story, the movie follows Morgan (Kramer) and Rodney Metzer (Nichols) who were childhood sweethearts and married by the time Morgan was just 21 years old. The couple loses their first child shortly after birth but are overjoyed when they have twins a year later. Tensions began to rise when Rodney loses his job and goes into debt. Rodney blames their fights on Morgan’s drinking – even if she’d only had one – and convinces Morgan that she pushed him down the stairs in a blackout rage. The couple finally separates, and Morgan’s life begins to turn around, until Rodney gets diagnosed with cancer. Not long after, a masked intruder breaks into Morgan’s home and assaults her. Rodney shows up only minutes after the intruder is gone; when authorities question him, Rodney’s story doesn’t seem to be adding up. Does Rodney really have cancer and is he the hero that he claims to be, or has he been gaslighting Morgan for decades? J. Barrett Cooper, Denise Dal Vera and Maximo Sherman also star.

YOGA TEACHER KILLER: THE KAITLIN ARMSTRONG STORY

Starring Caity Lotz, Kyle Schmid and Larissa Dias

Premieres Saturday, June 15 @ 8PM/7c

Yoga Teacher Killer is based on the true events of a deadly love triangle that led authorities on an international manhunt. When pro-cyclist Moriah Wilson (Dias) is found dead after a short-lived affair with fellow professional Colin Strickland (Schmid), all signs point to Texan yoga teacher and Strickland’s on-and-off girlfriend, Kaitlin Armstrong (Lotz). After being accused of allegedly killing Wilson in a jealous rage, she vanishes into thin air. On the run, Kaitlin alters her appearance in attempts to elude the authorities as they work to track her down, leading them to places that they never expected to find her.

DANGER IN THE DORM

Starring Bethenny Frankel and Clara Alexandrova

Premieres Sunday, June 16 @ 8PM/7c

Inspired by one of Ann Rule’s earliest true crime works, Danger in the Dorm tells the story of Kathleen (Alexandrova) after the tragic murder of her childhood best friend and fellow classmate, Becky. Now, she must shed her rebellious youthful spirit in order to catch a killer who’s preying on young girls around campus, even as her mother, Joanne (Frankel), tries to protect Kathleen from suffering the same fate as her friend.

THE BAD ORPHAN

Starring Betsy Brandt, Chloe Coco Chapman, Mark Taylor, and Eve Edwards

Executive Produced by Betsy Brandt

Premieres Saturday, June 22 @ 8PM/7c

The psychological drama centers on Jessica (Brandt) and Karl (Taylor), loving parents to Rhiannon (Edwards), who after years of trying to add to their family are elated to adopt Gabby (ChaPMan), an 8-year-old orphan born with personal challenges. Their ideas of a perfect family come into question when they discover that Gabby is a troubled little girl, and the family begins to believe things aren’t what they seem. As the unsettling behavior of their “child” worsens and lies are uncovered, cracks in the family dynamic form with Jessica becoming increasingly concerned that adopted daughter Gabby is a threat to their family.

DEVIL ON CAMPUS: THE LARRY RAY STORY

Starring Billy Zane and Tedra Rogers

Executive Produced and Directed by Elisabeth Rohm

Premieres Sunday, June 23 @ 8PM/7c

When ex-convict Larry Ray (Zane) unexpectedly moves into his daughter’s dorm, he enthralls her friends with conversations and promises to help them with personal transformations by preying on their insecurities and fears. Under Ray’s influence, the students uncover false memories of childhood trauma that Ray uses to further alienate them from their families. As the students continue to fall under Ray’s control, he begins to target their friends and family, extending his reach of emotional, financial, sexual abuse and mental manipulation. As the students get pulled deeper into the cult, Ray’s control moves from emotional and mental to sexual as well, creating a web of lies and deceit.

THE KILLER INSIDE: THE RUTH FINLEY STORY

Starring Teri Hatcher and Tahmoh Penikett

Premieres Saturday, June 29 @ 8PM/7c
The Killer Inside: The Ruth Finley Story follows Ruth (Hatcher) and her husband, Ed’s (Tahmoh Penikett), tranquil life in Wichita, Kansas which is suddenly turned upside down when Ed suffers a heart attack. As Ed fights for his life in the hospital, Ruth’s starts to receive mysterious threats, leaving her in a state of panic. With the city held hostage by the terror of the BTK killer, Ruth finds herself enveloped in paranoia, convinced that she will be the next victim, as the menacing phone calls escalate into chilling letters. Amidst the frenzy of the police’s pursuit of BTK, Ruth is abducted, sending shockwaves through the community. Yet her sudden reappearance shortly after the kidnapping leaves investigators baffled and scrambling for answers. As suspicion mounts and new evidence comes to light, the authorities entertain the unsettling notion that the perpetrator may be someone intimately connected to Ruth.

The Killer Inside: The Ruth Finley Story is produced by Housewife Productions Inc. for Lifetime. Navid Soofi produces with Tim Johnson and Stacy Mandelberg serving as executive producers and Lisa Alford as co-executive producer. The film is written by Katie Gruel and directed by Greg Beeman.

Teri Hatcher is repped by UTA and Authentic Talent and Literary Management