Vancouver-based Sepia Films, Los Angeles-based Just Singer Entertainment and Bella Thorne have announced the start of production on DRINK SLAY LOVE, a television movie based on the popular young adult novel of the same name written by Sarah Beth Durst. The film will air on Lifetime in 2017. A+E Networks will handle international distribution of the movie.
DRINK, SLAY, LOVE stars Cierra Ramirez ("The Fosters", "Girl in Progress") as Pearl, Zach Peladeau ("i-Zombie", "Killer Crush") as Evan, and Gregg Sulkin (upcoming "Status Update", ""Pretty Little Liars"), as Jadrien. The film also features a stellar supporting cast including McKaley Miller ("Heart of Dixie"), Angelique Rivera ("American Crime"), Sarah Desjardins ("Van Helsing"), and Jasmine Sky Sarin (PERFECT HIGH) amongst others. The team behind last year's network hit PERFECT HIGH, which reached 1.7 million total viewers L + SD, has reunited on DRINK, SLAY, LOVE. Directed by Vanessa Parise (PERFECT HIGH, JACK AND JILL VS. THE WORLD, KISS THE BRIDE); the movie is executive produced by Sheri Singer of Just Singer Entertainment (PERFECT HIGH, the popular Disney Channel Franchise, "Halloweentown", and JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN: WOMEN OF CAMELOT); and produced by Sepia Films' Tina Pehme and Kim C. Roberts (PERFECT HIGH, THE GAMES MAKER, Sundance 2015; IN THEIR SKIN, Tribeca 2012; A SHINE OF RAINBOWS, TIFF 2010), with Bella Thorne (the upcoming series "Famous in Love", AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING, PERFECT HIGH, THE DUFF) on board to co-executive produce. Eirene Donohue (LADIES MAN) adapted Durst's book into the teleplay.Videos