Freeform is bringing gripping stories this April with the season conclusion of one series and the debut of another. Expect intense true stories and a suspenseful new drama unfolding mid-month.
Here’s the Lowdown: The new series How I Escaped My Cult wraps up its first season on Wednesday, April 17 at 10:00 p.m. EDT. Leading up to the finale, the show examines the NXIVM group on April 3 and The Bergholz Clan on April 10. The final episode on April 17 focuses on The House of Yahweh. Just before that, the brand-new drama The Stolen Girl makes its series premiere on Tuesday, April 16 at 10:00 p.m. EDT. The story begins when a mother, Elisa, discovers her daughter Lucia is missing after a sleepover arranged by another parent, Rebecca.
What This Means Now: Audiences interested in true-life survival stories have the culmination of How I Escaped My Cult, featuring first-hand accounts of breaking free from controlling groups. Immediately following, those seeking suspense can start The Stolen Girl, a drama centered around a frantic search for a missing child, hinting at organized crime and suspicious behavior from those involved.
The Bigger Picture: Freeform is presenting two distinct types of thrilling content back-to-back in mid-April. How I Escaped My Cult’s finale on April 17 closes a chapter on real-world manipulation, while The Stolen Girl’s premiere on April 16 opens a fictional mystery filled with parental fear, police investigations, and hidden pasts. The subsequent episodes of The Stolen Girl on April 23 and April 30 look set to deepen the intrigue around Lucia’s disappearance.
