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[11/13/24 - 01:59 PM]
Dascha Polanco and Paige Hurd Each to Star in New "Ripped from the Headlines" Originals for Lifetime
The former stars in "Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story" on January 11; while the latter leads "Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story" on January 18.

[via press release from Lifetime]

DASCHA POLANCO AND PAIGE HURD EACH TO STAR IN NEW "RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES" ORIGINALS FOR LIFETIME

POLANCO LEADS "TERROR COMES KNOCKING: THE MARCELA BORGES STORY" PREMIERING JANUARY 11

HURD STARS IN "GIRL IN THE GARAGE: THE LAURA COWAN STORY," ALONGSIDE STEPHEN BISHOP AND BRAD JAMES, DEBUTING JANUARY 18

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 13, 2024) - Lifetime has greenlit two new original Ripped from the Headlines movies for 2025 starting off with Dascha Polanco (Orange is the New Black, Poker Face) in the thriller Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story. The terrifying true story follows a woman who must keep her family safe after armed robbers attack them in their suburban home, premiering January 11. The following weekend, based on a true story, Paige Hurd (Power Book II: Ghost) stars in Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story the story survival of abuse advocate Laura Cowan who was tormented, sexually abused and held captive in a garage before her rescue, debuting on January 18. Both movies debut at 8pm ET/PT.

Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story

Stars Dascha Polanco

January 11

Based on a true story, Marcela Borges (Polanco) and her growing family's idyllic weekend quickly turns into every family's worst nightmare when masked gunmen barge into their Florida suburban home. With gunshots piercing their walls, a newly pregnant Marcela, her husband, and their young son are left with no choice but to comply with their captors' demands: surrender $200,000 or their lives. But with no means of accessing that sort of money, Marcela faces insurmountable odds to protect her family from their violent captors and must make the life and death decisions to keep her family safe.

Terror Comes Knocking is produced by Cineflix Productions for Lifetime. Jeff Vanderwal executive produces while Felipe Rodriguez directs from a script by Crystal Verge.

Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story

Stars Paige Hurd, Stephen Bishop, Brad James

January 18

Based on a true story, after her husband Shabazz (James) is arrested, Laura (Hurd) finds herself struggling to make ends meet. When a family friend Musa (Bishop) offers to move her and her children into his home temporarily with his family, Laura lets out a sigh of relief, believing this is an act of kindness that will give her time to get back on her feet. Overnight, this blessing turns into a nightmare when Laura and her children endure extensive mental and physical abuse and forced into dehumanizing conditions. Laura is repeatedly sexually assaulted by Musa and eventually held captive with her children in a garage. She later discovers she is not the only one he is tormenting. Despite the dark conditions surrounding her, Laura manages to keep her faith and documents her ordeal until she sneaks a note to the outside world, leading authorities to her eventual rescue.

Girl in the Garage is produced by Poke Prod for Lifetime and executive produced by Sean Dwyer and Elizabeth Cullen. Manu Boyer directs from a script by Avery O. Williams. Laura Cowan serves as co-producer on the movie.

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About Lifetime

Celebrating over 40 years of entertaining audiences, Lifetime is a premier entertainment destination for women dedicated to offering the highest quality original programming spanning award-winning movies, high-quality scripted series and breakout non-fiction series. Lifetime has an impressive legacy in public affairs, bringing attention to social issues that women care about with initiatives such as the long running Stop Breast Cancer for Life now in its 30th year, Stop Violence Against Women which relaunched in 2018, and Broader Focus, a major global initiative dedicated to supporting and hiring female directors, writers and producers, including women of color, to make its content. Lifetime Television(R), LMN(R), Lifetime Real Women(R) and Lifetime Digital(TM) are part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A+E Networks. A+E Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst Corporation.





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· GIRL IN THE GARAGE: THE LAURA COWAN STORY (LIFETIME)
· TERROR COMES KNOCKING: THE MARCELA BORGES STORY (LIFETIME)





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