{"id":97075,"date":"2025-03-27T15:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=97075"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:54:50","slug":"lifetime-announces-the-13th-wife-escaping-polygamy-a-two-part-movie-event-starring-felicity-huffman-olga-petsa-and-eric-johnson-premiering-may-31-and-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/27\/lifetime-announces-the-13th-wife-escaping-polygamy-a-two-part-movie-event-starring-felicity-huffman-olga-petsa-and-eric-johnson-premiering-may-31-and-june-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Announces &#8220;The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy&#8221; A Two Part Movie Event Starring Felicity Huffman, Olga Petsa and Eric Johnson Premiering May 31 and June 1"},"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 announces the casting of Felicity Huffman (<em>Criminal Minds<\/em>), Olga Petsa (<em>I Used to Be Funny<\/em>) and Eric Johnson (<em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>) in the new two part original movie, <em><strong>The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy<\/strong><\/em> premiering May 31st and June 1st @ 8PM\/7c. The film is based on the extraordinary true story of Rena Chynoweth (played by Huffman as present-day Rena and Petsa as young Rena), a brave survivor and former wife of a manipulative polygamist group leader, who escaped a life of oppression and dedicated herself to freeing others.<\/p>\n<p>When Rena and her family arrive in Colonia Le Baron, a secluded polygamist Mormon settlement in Mexico, they are commanded to relinquish all their earthly possessions and devote themselves to the doctrines of the LeBaron brothers, Ervil (Johnson) and Joel. However, as the brothers&#8217; insatiable thirst for power ignites growing discord, the community fractures, and Rena&#8217;s family aligns with Ervil. As his teachings take a harrowing turn towards violence, Rena witnesses the transformation of devoted followers into ruthless killers, indoctrinated to carry out brutal acts. 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