STAN AND GWEN FACE-OFF IN THE COURTROOM AS THE MOLLY RYAN MURDER TRIAL BEGINS ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF 'GUILT,' AIRING MONDAY, AUGUST 15, ON FREEFORM

Stan and Gwen go head-to-head as the Molly Ryan murder trial begins on an all-new episode of "Guilt," airing MONDAY, AUGUST 15 (9:00 - 10:00 p.m. EDT), on Freeform, the new name for ABC Family.

Dubbed "Grace the Disgrace" and hounded by the British tabloids, young American Grace stands trial for Molly Ryan's murder. Stan determinedly works around every legal obstacle presented in order to cast doubt on her guilt, while Natalie and Bruno race against the clock to find new evidence to prove her innocence. Meanwhile, in custody, Grace recognizes an opportunity that could potentially free her.

Later, Prince Theo's house of lies starts to crumble.

"The Crown v Atwood" was written by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer and directed by Larry Shaw. This program carries a TV-14 DLSV parental guideline.

"Guilt" stars Billy Zane ("Titanic") as Stan Gutterie, Daisy Head ("The Syndicate") as Grace Atwood, Emily Tremaine ("Vinyl") as Natalie Atwood, Cristian Solimeno ("Rush") as Detective Sergeant Alex Bruno, Naomi Ryan ("Guardians of the Galaxy") as Gwendolyn Hall, Kevin Ryan ("Copper") as Patrick Ryan, Simona Brown ("The Casual Vacancy") as Roz Walters, Zachary Fall ("Crossing Lines") as Luc Pascal and newcomer Sam Cassidy as Prince Theo.

"Guilt" is written, created and executive produced by Kathryn Price ("The Game Plan") and Nichole Millard ("The Game Plan"). Todd Slavkin ("Defiance") and Darren Swimmer ("Defiance") serve as writing executive producers. Stephen McPherson serves as executive producer with Gary Fleder ("Kingdom," "Scorpion") and Larry Shaw ("Desperate Housewives") as executive producer directors.

"Guilt" is a co-production of Sea to Sky Entertainment (the joint venture between Lionsgate Television and Thunderbird Films) and BV Family Productions, in association with Freeform.

About Freeform (the new name for ABC Family)

Part of the Disney|ABC Television Group, Freeform is distributed in 94 million homes. The network connects to audiences and goes beyond entertainment with bold original programming and immersive social engagement. The network delivers a unique mix of quality original and acquired series, plus fan favorite movies and the holiday events "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." The Freeform app is a service that allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on-demand access via a wide array of devices.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms, video games and international distribution and sales. The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses. These include the critically-acclaimed hit series "Orange is the New Black," the multiple Emmy Award-winning drama "Mad Men," the hit broadcast network series "Nashville," the syndication successes "The Wendy Williams Show" and "Celebrity Name Game" (with FremantleMedia), the breakout series "The Royals" and the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy "Casual." Its feature film business has been fueled by such successes as the blockbuster "Hunger Games" franchise, the first two installments of the "Divergent" franchise, "Sicario," "The Age of Adaline," CBS/Lionsgate's "The DUFF," "John Wick," "Now You See Me," Roadside Attractions' "Love & Mercy" and "Mr. Holmes," Lionsgate/Codeblack Films' "Addicted" and Pantelion Films' "Instructions Not Included," the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S. Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com