Stefanie Scott Begins Work on Lifetime’s “Girl in the Basement”
Stefanie Scott has landed a new role. The young actress is set to star in Lifetime’s new movie, Girl in the Basement.
Featured as a part of Lifetime’s “Ripped from the Headlines” series, “Inspired by actual events, Girl in the Basement tells the horrific story of Sara (Scott), a vibrant teen girl who was looking forward to her 18th birthday so she could move away from her controlling father Don (Nelson). But before she could even blow out the candles, her world became extremely dark after Don imprisons her in the basement of their home. While Don tries to convince wife Irene (Fisher) that Sara ran away, he would secretly visit her in the basement to torture and rape her while Irene and her sister Amy (Emily Topper) continued living upstairs.
As the years pass, Sara gives birth to several children, alone in the basement. Don eventually brings up their youngest son, leaving him on the doorstep for Irene to find with a note from Sara saying that was her son and she couldn’t care for him, leaving Irene to finally accept Don’s claims about Sara. After decades of captivity, Sara finally escapes, and her family learns the devastating truth about what had been going on for over 20 years right beneath their feet.”
Production on the movie is currently underway.
Source: Lifetime