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[12/11/25 - 11:58 AM]
Lifetime to Kick Off 2026 with Three New "Ripped from the Headlines" Movies
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Eastwood, Katie Cassidy, Luke Humphrey, Chloe Lanier, Dillon Casey, and Maddy Hillis are among the featured talent.







I AM MARY JO BUTTAFUOCO (LIFETIME)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/17/26
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, December 2025) In May 1992, outside her Long Island home, Mary Jo (Chloe Lanier) was shot in the head by 17-year-old Amy Fisher (Maddy Hillis) - the mistress of her husband, Joey Buttafuoco (Dillon Casey). As tabloids sensationalized the scandal and dubbed Fisher the "Long Island Lolita," Mary Jo lay in the hospital fighting for her life. This powerful installment of Lifetime's I Am franchise reveals why Mary Jo and Joey remained married for seven years after the shooting, the lasting physical and emotional impact of the bullet that remains lodged in her head, and how she has found resilience and peace amid unimaginable trauma.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Chloe Lanier as Mary Jo
· Dillon Casey as Joey Buttafuoco
· Maddy Hillis as Amy Fisher
· Mary Jo Buttafuoco as Narrator (Voice)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bruce Harvey as PROD
· Gregg McBride as WRTR
· Heather Hawthorn Doyle as DIR
· Mary Jo Buttafuoco as EP
· Melody diDonato as EP
· Sheri Singer as EP
· Timothy O. Johnson as EP
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CMW Valley Produtions
· Studio TF1 America