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| ESCAPING THE MADHOUSE: THE NELLIE BLY STORY (LIFETIME)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
1/19/19
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STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, December 2018) The Lifetime feature is inspired by Nellie Bly's undercover stay at the impenetrable Women's Lunatic Asylum and stars Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) nominated actress Christina Ricci (Monster), two-time Tony award-winner, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Judith Light (Transparent, The Assassination of Giannni Versace) as Matron Grady and Josh Bowman (Revenge). On a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women's Lunatic Asylum, investigative reporter Nellie Bly (Ricci) feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie delivers an intense and fictionalized account of actual events surrounding Nellie's stay beginning after Nellie has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity. Nellie's unwillingness to submit to authority results in unspeakable torture at the hands of the head nurse, Matron Grady (Light). When Nellie captures the attention of Dr. Josiah (Bowman) who tries to help her, Grady's barbaric tactics only intensify, leading Nellie to questions if she actually does belong in the asylum after all. A real-life hero, Nellie Bly's expose was the first of its kind in America and inspired the global reformation of mental health care. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Christina Ricci as Nellie Bly
· Josh Bowman as Josiah
· Judith Light as Matron Grady
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Christina Ricci as EP
· David Sigal as EP
· Helen Childress as WRTR
· Howard Braunstein as EP
· Jonathan Baruch as EP
· Karen Moncrieff as DIR
· Michael Tive as EP
· Peter Werner as EP
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GENRE(S):
· mow
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Grey Team Productions
· StoryBy Entertainment
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