'Her Secret Family Killer': Release date, plot, cast and all you need to know about Lifetime murder mystery

Lifetime's upcoming television movie 'Her Secret Family Killer is the story of Sarah, who discovers that someone from her family has killed her best friend
PUBLISHED FEB 11, 2020
(Lifetime)
(Lifetime)

What do you do when you find out that someone is your family has just committed a murder? And to add to that, what if the person they killed was someone very near and dear to you?

Lifetime's upcoming television movie, 'Her Secret Family Killer', is the story of Sarah, who discovers that someone from her family has killed her best friend in cold blood. The question is why and how. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Lifetime movie. 

Release date

'Her Secret Family Killer' premieres on Lifetime on February 16, 2020. 

Plot

The official synopsis for 'Her Secret Family Killer' reads, "On Sarah’s (Brooke Nevin) birthday, her best friend Victoria (Carmen Moreno) gives her a genetic testing kit as a gift, so she can learn more about her family’s lineage. But that night, Victoria is tragically killed. Weeks later, Sarah gets on knock on her door, and it’s the police. As their homicide case ran cold, they decided to run the killer’s DNA through the genetic testing site’s database and there was a match: Sarah. It turns out that someone related to Sarah killed her best friend… but who?"

Cast

Brooke Nevin as Sarah

Brooke Nevin attends the 7th Annual Saving Innocence Gala, An Organization Working To Combat Child Sex-Trafficking held at the Lowes Hollywood Hotel on March 2, 2019, in Hollywood, California.

Nevin plays the role of Sarah, who suddenly finds out that someone from her family has killed her best friend. The question is will she able to find out who the killer is? 

The actress is best known for her performance of Rachel on 'Animorphs' and 'Breakout Kings'. She is also known for her role as Sonja Lester in 'Call Me Fitz'. 

Darin Brooks as Will

Darin Brooks attends the 2nd Annual Bloom Summit at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 01, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Information about his role in the Lifetime movie is unavailable, but as an actor, Brooks is best known for his role of Max Brady in 'Days of Our Lives', 'Blue Mountain State' and the role of Wyatt Spencer in 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. 

Creators

The movie is directed by Lisa France, who is known for her work on 'Roll With Me', 'Anne B Real' and 'The Unseen', and written by Brooke Purdy, who is known for 'Quality Problems', 'Miles Underwater', 'My Little Girl is Gone'.

Trailers

There is no trailer for the movie yet. We will update the article when it is. 

Where to watch

'Her Secret Family Killer' premieres on Lifetime on February 16 at 8/ 7c.

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