INTO THE WOODS' MacKenzie Mauzy to Star in Charles Manson Lifetime Movie

INTO THE WOODS' princess MacKenzie Mauzy is headed back to the big screen, but in a far darker role.

Deadline writes that Lifetime has just greenlighted an original movie called MANSON'S LOST GIRLS, which follows the teenagers who helped Charles Manson "carry out brutal killings meant to start an apocalyptic race war."

TV movie vet Jeff Ward will take on the role of Manson, with Mauzy as Linda Kasabian, I DREAM TOO MUCH's Eden Brolin as Susan Atkins and AWKWARD.'s Greer Grammer as Leslie Van Houten. Also in the cast is DIVERGENT's Christian Madsen as Tex Watson.

MANSON'S LOST GIRLS "tells the story of Linda Kasabian (Mauzy) as she first meets 'the family' at the seemingly idyllic Spahn Ranch hippie commune, where she and her baby daughter are embraced with open arms. Seduced by the group's free-love lifestyle, Linda revels in a profound sense of sisterhood and acceptance. She is especially taken with Manson, who soon draws her into criminal activities, including late-night 'creepy crawls' breaking into and stealing from lavish homes. Linda begins to see the evil in Manson, but the others remain fiercely loyal. Once she becomes an accomplice in what Manson calls 'Helter Skelter,' a drug-fueled murder spree that included the brutal death of actress Sharon Tate and her unborn child, Linda breaks away and turns herself in as a witness for the prosecution. Her testimony helps lead to the conviction of Manson and his followers for the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders."

Written by Matthew Tabak and Stephen Kronish, the movie will be directed by Leslie Libman. Steven Michaels, Jonathan Koch and Nancy Bennett executive produce. No word yet on an air date.

Mauzy last appeared on the big screen as 'Rapunzel' in Disney's INTO THE WOODS film adaptation. She has starred on Broadway in A TALE OF TWO CITIES and off-Broadway in GIANT.

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