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Kelsey Grammer will be a part of a “Flowers in the Attic” prequel at Lifetime. The network has given the green light to “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin”, a prequel miniseries event that features the “Frasier” alum alongside Jemima Rooper and Max Irons as Olivia Winfield and Malcom Foxworth, parents to Corrine Foxworth and grandparents to Cathy and Chris Dollanganger.
Harry Hamlin, Paul Wesley, Kate Mulgrew, Alana Boden, Hannah Dodd, T’Shan Williams and Callum Kerr also star in the flick.
One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews launched a pop culture sensation with the gothic tale ”Flowers in the Attic”. ”Flowers in the Attic: The Origin” peels back the curtain to reveal the twisted origins and dark secrets of the Foxworth family.
The movie events ”Flowers in the Attic” and ”Petals on the Wind” were cable’s top two movies of 2014 with women1, while ”Flowers in the Attic” has reached over 30.1M2 total viewers and ”Petals on the Wind” seen by 23.4M3 total viewers.
”Flowers in the Attic: The Origin” tells the story of the headstrong and determined Olivia Winfield (Rooper) who is working alongside her beloved father (Hamlin) when she finds herself unexpectedly wooed by one of the nation’s most eligible bachelors, Malcom Foxworth (Irons). After a whirlwind romance, Olivia finds herself as the mistress of the imposing Foxworth Hall, where she soon discovers that the fairytale life she expected has quickly become a nightmare. Under Malcolm’s debonair exterior lies a dark heart, and a twisted evil lurks inside Foxworth Hall that will threaten Olivia’s happiness and that of her children. Her attempts to keep them all safe ultimately push Olivia to become to most terrifying version of herself, leading to her inevitable – and notorious – decision to lock her grandchildren in the attic…
Dodd stars as Olivia’s daughter, Corinne; while Williams takes on the role Foxworth Hall’s longtime staff member and Olivia’s observant housekeeper, Nella. Mulgrew plays Mrs. Steiner, Malcom’s loyal house manager and head of the Foxworth Hall staff. Grammer portrays Malcom’s illustrious father Garland Foxworth, who is married to new wife Alicia, played by Boden. Wesley stars as John Amos, Olivia’s cousin whose revelations change her life forever and Callum Kerr stars as Christopher, a close relative of the Foxworth family whose life will be eternally intertwined with Corrine’s from the moment they set eyes on each other.
Additional talent starring in the four-part miniseries event includes Luke Fetherston, Buck Braithwaite, Jordan Peters, Evelyn Miller, Rawdat Quadri, Emmanuel Ogunjinmi, David Witts, Carla Woodcock and Peter Bramhill.
