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Lifetime's Thriller Double Feature: True Stories of Survival
11 Mar
Summary
- Two new movies based on true stories are coming to Lifetime.
- One film depicts a couple's terrifying ordeal with a home invader.
- The other story follows a woman taken hostage by an escaped convict.

Lifetime will feature two new movies inspired by harrowing true events this Spring. The first, "Rescued By Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story," airs on Saturday, April 4, at 8/7c p.m. It stars Nancy Travis as Connie Van Oosten, who, along with her husband Larry, was abducted by a masked gunman from their home in 2017. They endured days of torment in a hidden bunker before Connie risked her life to alert authorities.
The second film, "Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story," premieres Saturday, May 2, at 8/7c p.m. Stana Katic plays Martha Carelli, whose life is upended when an escaped convict holds her hostage. Forced to drive his getaway car, Martha must use her wits to leave clues for her rescuers while facing an increasingly volatile captor.




