Rueben's Ramblings

Lifetime will air the film adaptation of the V.C. Andrews book If There Be Thorns on April 5 at 8 PM.

This made-for-TV movie follows Christopher (Jason Lewis from Sex and the City and Brothers & Sisters) and Cathy Dollanganger (Rachael Carpani from McLeod’s Daughters and the short-lived Against the Wall) as they live together as man and wife with Cathy’s two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents’ relationship.

But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and befriends the younger boy, Bart (Mason Cook from Legends), he begins a strange transformation and displays accusatory behavior towards Cathy and Christopher. When Christopher discovers their mysterious neighbor is, in fact, his mother Corrine Dollanganger (Heather Graham), all of the family’s long-hidden secrets are revealed in a tragic climax.

The cast includes Jedidiah Goodacre (Zapped and the upcoming Tomorrowland), Emily Tennant (Cedar Cove), Mackenzie Gray (Man of Steel) and Veena Sood (50/50).

Here is a teaser for If There Be Thorns.