Andrew Neiderman would complete it and continue writing under Andrews’ name. Lifetime is also working on adaptations of other Andrews books, including the upcoming Ruby.Ĭhristmas Movie Showdown: Lifetime Stars Weigh In On Hallmark Rivalry Andrews died before completing Garden of Shadows. However, Andrews’ Garden of Shadows was also released fifth, so Lifetime is following the published order. Just we tried to lay in some little hints to make it extra special for the big fans.” Should you read ‘Garden of Shadows’ before ‘Flowers in the Attic’?įlowers in the Attic: The Origin is also based on a V.C. “So there will be little Easter eggs throughout that hopefully the hardcore fans will notice, little things like rat poison, for example,” Sciarrotta said. The Lifetime movie updated the book’s arsenic poisoning to white powdered rat poison. In the book, Grandmother poisons the donuts she feeds to the children she’s locked in the attic. ‘Flowers in the Attic: The Origin’ will have rat poison But first, here’s an Easter egg to look for when the time comes. We’ll have more with the cast of Flowers in the Attic: The Origin when it premieres this summer. Brown/Getty ImagesĮxecutive Producers Paul Sciarrotta and Jennie Snyder Urman, who previously created Jane the Virgin and co-created the Charmed reboot, were on a Television Critics Association panel on Feb. L-R: Mason Dye, Kiernan Shipka, Heather Graham, and Kayla Alpert | Frederick M.

Fans will surely be looking for Easter eggs all over The Origin, and they’ve got you covered.

Lifetime already adapted Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, and Seeds of Yesterday. It will lay the groundwork for the Foxworth family of author V.C. Lifetime announced Flowers in the Attic: The Origin in August.

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