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The Flowers in the Attic franchise is expanding!

After the extraordinary success of Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic and the subsequent V.C. Andrews movie series franchises, the network has ordered Flowers in the Attic: The Origin, a prequel miniseries event.

The project will star Jemima Rooper (Gold Digger) and Max Irons (Condor) as Olivia Winfield and Malcom Foxworth, parents to Corrine Foxworth and grandparents to Cathy and Chris Dollanganger.

The cast also includes Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) as Malcolm’s illustrious father, Garland, Harry Hamlin (Mad Men) as Olivia’s beloved father, Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries) as John Amos, Olivia’s cousin whose revelations change her life forever, and Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black) as Mrs. Steiner, Malcolm’s loyal house manager and head of the Foxworth Hall staff.

One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews launched a pop culture sensation...

Lifetime is enlisting a lineup of very familiar faces to explore the twisted secrets of the notorious Foxworth family in its anticipated Flowers in the Attic: The Origin prequel.

In the TV mini adapted from Andrew Neiderman’s novel Garden of Shadows (which serves as a prequel to V.C. Andrews’ bestselling Dollanganger series), The Girlfriend Experience’s Jemima Rooper and Condor’s Max Irons star as Olivia Winfield and Malcolm Foxworth, parents to Corrine and grandparents to Cathy and Chris Dollanganger.

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More Flowers of the Attic is coming to Lifetime. The network has greenlighted Flowers In The Attic: The Origin, a four-part prequel miniseries event starring Jemima Rooper (Gold Digger) and Max Irons (Condor), from Paul Sciarrotta (Jane the Virgin), Jennie Snyder Urman and Joanna Klein’s Sutton St. Productions and CBS Studios. Flowers in the Attic: The Origin is an A+E Studios production in association with Sutton St. and CBS Studios.

Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), Harry Hamlin (Mad Men), Kate Mulgrew (Orange is the New Black), Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), Alana Boden (I Am Elizabeth Smart), Hannah Dodd (Harlots), T’Shan Williams (The Color Purple) and Callum Kerry (Four Weddings and a Funeral) also star in the miniseries which is based on the prequel novel, Garden of Shadows by Andrew Neiderman.

Author V.C. Andrews launched a pop culture sensation with the gothic tale Flowers in the Attic. Flowers in the...

Lifetime is going back to the beginning with a prequel miniseries for “Flowers in the Attic,” which will tell the story of Olivia Winfield and Malcom Foxworth, parents to Corrine Foxworth and grandparents to Cathy and Chris Dollanganger, the cable channel announced Tuesday during its day at the Television Critics Association’s virtual press tour.

A four-part series based on the universe created by author V.C. Andrews, “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin” will star Jemima Rooper (“Gold Digger”) and Max Irons (“Condor”) as leads Olivia and Malcom, along with Kelsey Grammer, Harry Hamlin, Paul Wesley, Kate Mulgrew, Alana Boden, Hannah Dodd, T’Shan Williams and Callum Kerr.

Per Lifetime, “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin” tells the story of the headstrong and determined Olivia Winfield (Rooper) who is working alongside her beloved father (Hamlin) when she finds herself unexpectedly wooed by one of the nation’s most eligible bachelors,...

The Film:

Sometimes the line between dreaming and waking is very fine. Last night, for instance, I had a very active dream as the Minnesota section of a Big Ten pillow fight, and wound up smacking my wife in the face about 4:00 in the morning. Not a good way to begin the day with one’s spouse. Mindflesh also moves among realities. Here taxi driver Chris Jackson (Peter Bramhill), a victim of childhood trauma, acts as a portal between this world and another more grisly one. He’s upset that “God does seem to play dice.” Moreover, he must deal with this unnamed force or face the ensuing deaths of his friends.

The film, based on the novel White Light, overuses a visual wave motif to excess. The preview characterizes the film as a “psycho-erotic thriller.” If you like rough sex with an aggressive, bloody woman, well you’ve found the right film.

Director: Robert Pratten.

Writer: William Scheinman, and Robert Pratten.

Originally a Scheinman horror novel "MindFlesh," delves into themes of sexual trauma, Buddhist teachings, and an alien presence in a successful attempt to jar the viewer's thinking in relation to reality. Posing the question: what would happen if your mind could bring into reality your subconscious thoughts "MindFlesh," is a mind bender and teacher all in one. Shot independently the plot and story can really only be scratched in this review.

Put simply "MindFlesh," revolves around central character Chris (Peter Bramhill) envisioning a mysterious woman who suddenly materializes, blood-soaked, in his apartment. Acting as a vessel for Chris to resolve earlier childhood trauma the woman, a Goddess, mutely enacts every desire of his mind. The Goddess has been delivered by an alien presence in order for Chris to find wholeness by facing his past.

Shot in High Definition for an independent budget "MindFlesh,...

"MindFlesh," from director Robert Pratten, is now available for download from the companys website found below and several productions stills can be seen here. Involving an extraterrestrial force reviews are stating that "MindFlesh," is very Cronenberg-esque and a psychological journey through central character Chris Jackson's altered perspective. Also, on the companys website is the full trailer, that cannot be shown here, and several more productions stills. Have a look at some of the most bloody stills from the feature here including a full view of the alien antagonist.

The synopsis for "MindFlesh," here...

"Chris Jackson is a gateway for obsessions to pass from the ind to the physical world. To close the gateway he must face his childhood trauma before everyone he knows is killed by extraterrestrials (Mind-Flesh)."

Director: Robert Pratten.

Writers: Robert Pratten, and William Scheinman.

Cast: Peter Bramhill, Carole Derrien, Christopher Fairbank, Roy Borrett, Steven Burrell, Cordelia Bugeja,...