Lifetime’s revisiting the world of the Dollanganger family with the Flowers in the Attic sequel Petals on the Wind coming to the network on May 26, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT. Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn, and Dylan Bruce are all reprising their roles in the sequel based on the V.C. Andrews book series.
Flowers in the Attic garnered big ratings and currently stands as the “number one movie telecast on ad-supported cable” this year. 6.1 million viewers tuned in to watch the movie’s January 18, 2014 premiere, and the film adaptation caused renewed interest in Andrews’ book series and moved Flowers in the Attic back onto the bestsellers list.
Petals on the Wind will be followed by adaptations of If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday from the Dollanganger series. Lifetime also has plans for a film based on the standalone novel My Sweet Audrina.
The Petals on the Wind Plot:
A decade after Cathy (Rose McIver), Christopher (Wyatt Nash) and Carrie (Bailey Buntain) escaped from their grandparents’ attic at Foxworth Hall, Petals on the Wind continues to follow the twisted plight of the family as they attempt to put their sordid past behind them, but soon discover certain secrets can’t be left behind. When Cathy finds herself in an abusive relationship with a fellow dancer, Julian (Will Kemp), Christopher and Cathy are forced to face the forbidden feelings they developed for one another while coming of age during captivity. But when tragedy strikes the Dollangangers once again, Cathy returns to Foxworth Hall to confront her grandmother and seek revenge on her mother with a plan to seduce her husband Bart (Dylan Bruce). When Christopher runs to Cathy’s side, the two are determined to start over again – together.
