Lifetime’s The Bear Lake Murders Premieres Sunday January 12

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Bear Lake, that idyllic mountain resort town where the air is crisp, the water sparkles, and apparently, a serial killer lurks. Lifetime’s latest thriller, The Bear Lake Murders, ditches the sunny brochures and dives headfirst into the chilling undercurrents of a seemingly peaceful community.

Forget quaint shops and cozy cabins—this town’s main attraction is a string of suspicious deaths, initially dismissed as tragic accidents. But when the local sheriff, played by Mercedes de la Zerda, starts connecting the dots, the picture gets a whole lot grimmer. Enter a big-city detective, played by Tom Stevens, whose cynicism clashes with the small-town vibe but whose sharp instincts might be exactly what’s needed to crack the case.

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What starts as a standard “wrong place, wrong time” narrative quickly morphs into something far more sinister. Is it a disgruntled local taking revenge? A predator targeting unsuspecting tourists? Or something even stranger lurking beneath the placid surface of Bear Lake? The film seems to toy with the classic whodunit trope, scattering suspicion among a cast of quirky residents and transient vacationers. The tension mounts as the sheriff and the detective race against time to unmask the killer before they strike again.

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The Bear Lake Murders premieres on Lifetime on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 8:00 PM.

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