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[10/27/26 - 11:08 AM]
Melissa Joan Hart Set to Star in and Executive Produce Lifetime's New Ripped from the Headlines Movie "Black Widow Killer: The Judy Buenoano Story" (wt)
The film also stars Chris Bauer and Matthew Settle.







BLACK WIDOW KILLER: THE JUDY BUENOANO STORY (LIFETIME)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/23/27
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, October 2026) Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Melissa & Joey) returns to Lifetime to executive produce and star in the gripping new true crime movie, Black Widow Killer: The Judy Buenoano Story (wt), as part of the network's upcoming Winter Ripped from the Headlines slate. Hart takes on the transformative role as the real-life Judy Buenoano who was dubbed "the black widow" after the mysterious deaths of many around her. The film also stars Chris Bauer (True Blood, The Wire) as Detective Chamberlain and Matthew Settle (Gossip Girl, Band of Brothers) as Judy's fiancé, John Gentry. Black Widow Killer will debut Saturday, January 23, 2027 at 8/7c on Lifetime.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Chris Bauer as Detective Chamberlain
· Matthew Settle as John Gentry
· Melissa Joan Hart as Judy Buenoano
CREW INFORMATION:
· Agam Darshi as DIR
· Fernando Szew as EP
· Gordon Gilbertson as EP
· Hannah Pillemer as EP
· Jason Egenberg as EP
· Julianna Hays as EP
· Larry Grimaldi as EP
· Melissa Joan Hart as EP
· Paula Hart as EP
· Taylor Martin as WRTR
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FOX Entertainment Studios
· Hartbreak Films
· Tiny Riot