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Jennifer Beals and Katheryn Winnick to lead Lifetime movie 'Murder in Cold Country'

Jennifer Beals and Katheryn Winnick will play detectives in Lifetime's 'Murder in Cold Country', based on a story by Tess Gerritsen and Dan Rosen. It is due to premiere in winter 2027.

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Centre · 1Jennifer Beals and Katheryn Winnick are set to lead the new Lifetime Original movie Murder in Cold Country, according to an exclusive from Deadline. Centre · 2The film is based on a story by bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, creator of the Rizzoli & Isles series, and Dan Rosen, and it will premiere on Lifetime in winter 2027. Centre · 1Beals plays Maya Lewis, a Miami-based detective haunted by a serial killer who murdered her husband and held her captive for days; she relocates to Alaska to rebuild her life.

Centre · 2In Alaska she is partnered with Detective Joanna Doyle (Winnick), who carries a devastating past of her own; the two recognise each other from group therapy and distrust each other at first. Centre · 1Their first case involves another member of the therapy group, targeted by a killer whose methods resemble those from Maya's past. Centre · 1Greg Beeman directs from a screenplay by Gerritsen and Rosen; Bruce Harvey produces for CMW Valley Productions Inc. in association with Studio TF1 America.

Centre · 1AEGM handles international rights, and the movie will be showcased in the international market at MIP in October. Centre · 1Deadline notes Beals will next appear in NCIS: New York and the Prime Video series Bishop, while Winnick's upcoming work includes My New Friend Jim and The Last Cargo. Centre · 1TVLine, in a casting roundup, ties the project to Gerritsen's novels, which were the basis for TNT's Rizzoli & Isles starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.

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“EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Beals (The L Word) and Katheryn Winnick (Vikings, Big Sky) are set to lead” — Deadline
“a new project involving someone very familiar to fans of TNT's 2010s lineup.” — TVLine

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