In a remake of the 1994 cult-classic, Death of a Cheerleader is inspired by Randall Sullivan’s Rolling Stone article of the same name about the real-life murder of a popular, affluent and beautiful Northern California high school cheerleader at the hand of a classmate.
Bridget Moretti (Aubrey Peeples) is a shy outsider from a lower middle-class background who aspires to be beautiful, popular and perfect in everything. Believing that a friendship with rich and pretty Kelly Locke (Sarah Dugdale), leader of the school’s most prestigious clique, will get her all that she desires, Bridget tries to forge a friendship with her.
When Kelly rejects Bridget’s attempts, it leaves her humiliated and feeling like a failure and ultimately fuels a jealous rage that will lead to murder.
Death of a Cheerleader explores the events leading up to and after the shocking crime that took place in this upper-middle class community. Kellie Martin, who starred alongside Tori Spelling in the original, plays the FBI agent who cracks the case.
production details
USA | Lifetime – Just Singer Entertainment – Reunion Pacific Entertainment | 1×100 minutes | Broadcast 2 February 2019 at 8.00pm
Director: Paul Shapiro
Script: Caitlin D. Fryers
Executive Producers: Matthew O’Connor, Paddy Bickerton, Paul Shapiro, Sheri Singer, Steve White
cast
Kellie Martin as
Aubrey Peeples as Bridget Moretti
Sarah Dugdale as Kelly Locke
Morgan Taylor Campbell as Nina Miller
Milo Shandel as Principal Simmons
Madelyn Grace as Trish Doyle
