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Matt Barr, who played the title character in Lifetime’s Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story, has been cast as the male lead opposite Ahna O’Reilly in the CW drama pilot Identity, exec produced by Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci. It centers on Mia (O’Reilly), a young New Yorker who learns she needs an organ transplant to survive and her only living relative is a newfound half-brother, Davis (Barr), the charming, privileged only son of a wealthy and powerful Charleston family. She connects with them only to find they’re the target of a CIA investigation for involvement in domestic terrorism, and the agency wants her as their newest informant. As Davis bonds with his newfound sister, he begins to question his family’s nefarious plans. Barr, repped by UTA, Luber/Roklin and attorney Allison Binder, returns to the CW where he co-starred on Hellcats. He also co-starred in History’s Hatfields & McCoys.

Many residents of Delmar, N.Y., are certain to have great interest in a new cable movie ... which will debut after all this weekend, despite its title subject's legal efforts to have the telecast blocked.

The suburb of state capital Albany was in the spotlight for a sensational 2004 murder case that fueled episodes of CBS' "48 Hours Mystery" and TruTV's "Forensic Files," and now is being revisited as a docudrama. Premiering Saturday (March 23) on Lifetime, "Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story" traces the arrest and trial of a college student who was accused -- and ultimately convicted -- of killing his father and disfiguring his mother, with an ax as the weapon.

Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace," "Perception") plays a composite character, a police detective who took the critically injured Joan Porco's (Lolita Davidovich) nod, in apparent response to an investigation question, as confirmation that her son Christopher (Matt Barr, "Hatfields & McCoys") was the assailant,...

Albany, N.Y. — A New York state appeals court has lifted the Lifetime television network's prohibition from airing a movie this weekend on a man who killed his father and maimed his mother with an ax.

Lifetime on Thursday said it will air its original movie "Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story" on Saturday as originally planned. It stars "Will & Grace" star Eric McCormack as an investigator.

Porco sought to stop the movie, saying Lifetime needed permission to use his name because the movie represents a fictionalized account of the 2004 crime.

A New York judge on Wednesday had temporarily banned Lifetime from showing the movie based on the grisly attack in upstate New York.

But the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court in a ruling on Thursday allowed the airing.

Lifetime has secured the right to air its true-crime movie "Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story" as scheduled this weekend after winning a court appeal Thursday (March 21).

A New York judge issued an injunction Wednesday barring the movie from airing. The film's subject, convicted murderer Christopher Porco, claimed in a lawsuit that "Romeo Killer" used his name and likeness without his permission and that the movie is a heavily fictionalized account of his case. Porco is serving 25 years to life in prison for the 2004 murder of his father and attempted murder of his mother.

Lifetime appealed the ruling, arguing that the movie was based largely on police and court records of the case and that the "newsworthy" aspect of the case trumped Porco's claim to his publicity rights. The network also cited free-speech concerns if the movie was prohibited from airing.

An appeals court in New York agreed with Lifetime,...

Rejoice, crime-biopic fans; Lifetime will "Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story" this Saturday after all. After being slapped with an injunction by a New York judge on Tuesday, mere days before its premiere date, Lifetime won an appeal in New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, to premiere the film Saturday at 8 p.m., as originally intended. Also read: Lifetime Fights Back After Chris Porco Murder Movie Blocked by Judge New York Supreme Court judge Robert Muller handed down the injunction after Porco -- the subject of the movie, who was convicted in...

After winning the legal right to premiere its Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story, Lifetime will air the show as originally planned. Emmy® Award winner Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Matt Barr (Hatfields & McCoys) and Lolita Davidovich (Gods and Monsters) star, with an air date of Saturday, March 23rd, at 8Pm Et/Pt. Today, Lifetime won an appeal in the New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, to premiere the film after a judge issued an injunction Wednesday to prevent its airing. The two-hour film is inspired by the true story of a handsome young college student who became the prime suspect in the shocking murder of his father.

After winning the legal right to premiere its Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story, Lifetime will air the show as originally planned. Emmy® Award winner Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Matt Barr (Hatfields & McCoys) and Lolita Davidovich (Gods and Monsters) star, with an air date of Saturday, March 23rd, at 8Pm Et/Pt. Today, Lifetime won an appeal in the New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, to premiere the film after a judge issued an injunction Wednesday to prevent its airing. The two-hour film is inspired by the true story of a handsome young college student who became the prime suspect in the shocking murder of his father.

A judge in New York has barred Lifetime from airing its original movie "Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story" this weekend.

In a ruling issued Tuesday (March 19), state Judge Robert Muller ruled Lifetime can't show the movie and can't promote it. "Romeo Killer" was scheduled to air Saturday; Lifetime has filed an emergency appeal in an attempt to get the film on the air.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Muller issued his injunction without summoning Lifetime to appear in court. Christopher Porco, the subject of the movie, sued under a section of New York law that protects people when their name or likeness is used without their consent.

Porco was convicted in 2006 of murdering his father and attempting to kill his mother. He's currently serving a sentence of 25 years to life in prison on each charge. Matt Barr ("Hellcats," "Hatfields & McCoys") plays him in the movie, which also stars Eric McCormack and Lolita Davidovich.