{"id":103079,"date":"2025-07-09T19:57:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=103079"},"modified":"2025-07-09T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:57:41","slug":"lifetime-greenlights-latest-ripped-from-the-headlines-thriller-girl-in-the-cellar-starring-kyla-pratt-and-kelcey-mawema-premiering-august-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/09\/lifetime-greenlights-latest-ripped-from-the-headlines-thriller-girl-in-the-cellar-starring-kyla-pratt-and-kelcey-mawema-premiering-august-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Greenlights Latest &#8220;Ripped from the Headlines&#8221; Thriller &#8220;Girl in the Cellar&#8221; Starring Kyla Pratt and Kelcey Mawema, Premiering August 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42445\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lifetime-tv-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lifetime-tv-logo.jpeg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lifetime-tv-logo-300x113.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Lifetime builds on its successful <em>Girl In<\/em> franchise with the new Ripped from the Headlines feature, <em><strong>Girl in the Cellar<\/strong><\/em>, starring Kyla Pratt (<em>The Proud Family<\/em>) and Kelcey Mawema (<em>Cruel Instruction<\/em>). Inspired by real stories, the film follows a single mother who resorts to extreme measures to control her teenage daughter. <em>Girl in the Cellar<\/em> is set to premiere Saturday, August 23 @ 8PM\/7c.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca (Kyla Pratt) grows increasingly concerned that her daughter Lory (Kelcey Mawema) is not making the right life choices. The final straw comes when Rebecca learns that Lory has a secret boyfriend, and to prevent any further mistakes, she decides to confine Lory in their basement cellar. What Lory doesn&#8217;t know is that this is the same cellar where Rebecca was held captive by her abusive father years ago. As Lory battles for survival, the neighbors begin to notice her absence, and Rebecca&#8217;s behavior draws suspicion, making her a prime suspect in her daughter&#8217;s disappearance. 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