LIFETIME ANNOUNCES NEW ORIGINAL MOVIE "HE SLID INTO HER DMs" STARRING COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH AND STELLA GREGG

PREMIERING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AS PART OF NETWORK'S FALL RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINE SLATE

ALICIA COPPOLA DIRECTS THE FILM EXPLORING THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL MEDIA FAME

NEW YORK, NY (August 1, 2024) - Lifetime announces the new original movie, He Slid Into Her DMs. Inspired by a true story, Courtney Thorne-Smith (Melrose Place, Ally McBeal, According to Jim) and Stella Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Trust Me) star in the movie about a teenage social media influencer whose stalker shows up on her doorstep after blocking him online. The movie explores the tragic consequences of how online and social media fame can fuel real-world violence. Alicia Coppola (Writer and director of the award-winning short film And You Are...?, Jericho, Why Women Kill) directs her first feature film with He Slid Into Her DMs, which premieres Saturday, September 28 at 8/7c as part of Lifetime's fall Ripped from the Headlines movie slate.

Inspired by actual events, 17-year-old Berni's (Gregg) life seemed perfect from the outside; she's popular, dating the captain of the basketball team, heading to NYU in the fall, and is a burgeoning social media influencer. However, it all is a façade. Berni's life is a complete mess; her best friend is betraying her behind her back, she's struggling to gain more followers to potentially financially help her single mother, and her boyfriend Zak (Kane Parks, All American: Homecoming) breaks up with her because she spends more time on her phone than with him. Before eventually getting back together with Zak, Berni strikes up a friendship with Mason, an online fan, and agrees to sell him private photos. However, things turn deadly when Mason shows up on her doorstep, causing her mom Leah (Thorne-Smith) to make a tragic decision which ends up destroying Berni's carefully crafted public image.

He Slid Into Her DMs is produced for Lifetime by Cartel Pictures. Stan Spry and Eric Woods serve as executive producers. Alicia Coppola directs from a script written by Erica Lane, Christina Kelly Holmes, and Lydia Genner.

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