Month: March 2021

V.C. Andrews’ Hidden Jewel (2021 Lifetime)

Hidden Jewel finds Ruby trying to find a new life for her children and desperate to protect her beloved daughter from the dark secrets she harbors. Raised amidst the privileges in New Orleans, Pearl (Laporte) aspires to become a doctor, but when an unfortunate accident occurs to one of her twin brothers, Pearl’s dreams are threatened, and Ruby runs, once again back to the bayou. And when one of Pearl’s younger brothers becomes deathly ill, she must journey to the backwaters to find her mother and uncover the mysterious secrets of her past

V.C. Andrews’ All That Glitters (2021 Lifetime)

All That Glitters picks up as Ruby is driven from the Dumas mansion and returns to her beloved childhood home in the bayou, where she’s intent on creating a new life for her baby girl, Pearl. Ruby’s high school sweetheart, Paul, once again is there to support her, and when he moves her into his impressive home, she has new hope for the future. However, Ruby can’t escape the judging eyes of Paul’s mother Gladys (Alfonso), who knows Ruby and Paul’s dark secret, and Giselle continues to torment Ruby when she reveals news about Beau (Wood), Pearl’s birth father and Ruby’s true love. Ruby longs for another life. The deceit web continues when Giselle falls into a coma, and Ruby finds herself lured into a twisted plan to be with Beau.

Deadly Illusions (2021 Netflix)

A bestselling female novelist suffering from writer’s block hires an innocent young woman to watch over her twin children. As the novelist dangerously indulges in her new best-seller, the line between the life she’s writing and the one she’s living becomes blurred.

V.C. Andrews’ Pearl in the Mist (2021 Lifetime)

Based on the second book, Pearl in the Mist finds Ruby still struggling to find true happiness after a year of living at her father’s lavish mansion. When Ruby and her twin Giselle (Karina Banno) are sent away to an exclusive all-girls boarding school, Ruby is hopeful for a new start with her sister. But when Ruby is once again shamed for her backwater upbringing, and her cruel Headmistress, Mrs. Ironwood (Henner), along with her stepmother Daphne (Bell) and Giselle, continue to plot against her, Ruby must endure torturous punishments and public humiliation. Ruby holds out hope and continues to dream of a better future until tragedy leaves her alone in a world of deceits.

V.C. Andrews’ Ruby (2021 Lifetime)

Ruby centers on Ruby Landry (Raechelle Banno), born in the Louisiana bayou and watched over by her loving Grandmère Catherine (Judd). Ruby is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate (Duke), but lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother’s death often creep into Ruby’s mind. As dark family secrets begin to reveal themselves when Paul’s parents forbid him from seeing Ruby, Ruby is further devastated when her beloved Grandmère passes away. Forced to flee to New Orleans from the bayou, Ruby searches for her estranged father (Bellows), one of the richest men in the city, as she clings to her memories of Paul and their forbidden love.

Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach (2021)

Having survived a kidnapping attempt in an international bride slave trade scheme, restaurateur Samantha McCarthy and her husband David ignore FBI warnings and visit Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to support their daughter Ellie in a university volleyball tournament and enjoy a mini-holiday. Before they can enjoy the sites, the McCarthys are intercepted by the swarthy César Rodriguez and son Miguel who kidnap Samantha, David, and Ellie in an attempt to extort the missing $200,000 bridal delivery payment they accuse Samantha of funneling into her new Texas restaurant. Meanwhile, fugitive Ian LeBlanc, younger brother of the boat captain who previously abducted her, surfaces, dead-set on tracking down Ellie. (2021)

Deep Blue Nightmare or Shark Season (2021 Lifetime)

Having kayaked offshore for a deserted island photoshoot, Sarah and her friend Meghan become the target of an aggressive great white shark. Now the women must fend off the deadly predator until James, Sarah’s take-charge father, can guide emergency services to their rescue. Michael Madsen, Paige McGarvin, Juliana Destefano, and Jack Pearson star. (2021)

Deadly Dating Game (2021 Lifetime)

A radio DJ begins questioning her ex’s intentions when he suddenly re-enters her life just as a mysterious stalker begins targeting her at her radio show

A House on Fire (2021 Lifetime)

Inspired by the New York Times bestseller by prestigious and prolific true crime writer Ann Rule, this is the story of Debora Green, a brilliant doctor with a genius IQ who appeared to be living the American dream: her own medical practice, marriage to a handsome star doctor, three loving children and a beautiful home in an affluent Kansas City suburb. However, behind the curtain is a rocky marriage that includes Deb’s difficult bedside manner, her inability to get along with other doctors, abuse of pills and alcohol, major envy of her husband’s successful medical career and his easy social manner. Tragically, these problems masked her underlying mental illness, which finally led to the 1995 catastrophic fire of their beautiful home and the death of their only son and youngest daughter. Deb pleads no contest to charges of arson and murder. She is currently serving a 30- year prison sentence. (2021)

The Single Mom Conspiracy (2021 Lifetime)

Recently divorced single mom, Grace, is struggling to manage her new home and restaurant venture, plus raise her teenage daughter, Charlie. She’s also navigating a new romance with her much-younger employee Alex and a difficult relationship with her estranged, alcoholic husband. Feeling increasingly overwhelmed, Grace agrees to let a woman named Lilith move into her guest house so she can get extra help organizing the house and restaurant. But as things start to unravel in both Grace’s personal and professional life, she begins to question if Lilith is there to help or hurt her. (2021)

Desperate Widows (2021 Lifetime)

Tragedy can be a burden, and a woman who recently became a widow takes what’s left of her family to a commune-for-moms in hopes of a fresh start. Eventually, the mother-daughter duo find that much more is going on there than what meets the eye.

Circle of Deception (2021 Lifetime)

Based on Ann Rule’s true crime book Practice to Deceive. In this New York Times Best Seller, a small, island community is turned upside down when Russel Douglas, a local businessman, is found dead the day after Christmas. Brenna Douglas was Russel’s estranged and soon-to-be ex-wife, who often complained to her former beauty queen best friend Peggy Sue Thomas that Russel was physically and emotionally abusive. Through an investigation that twists and winds its way through neighbors, ex-wives, and best friends, it is discovered that Peggy enlisted the help of her former lover, Jim Huden, to murder Russel.

Dangerous Medicine (2021 Lifetime)

After losing the use of his legs in a car crash, Tony (Chris Cimperman) is helped to walk again by Daphne (Leann Van Mol), his physical therapist. But Daphne’s loving care soon morphs into a sick attempt to possess Tony forever. Meredith Thomas also stars. (2021)