The telepic based on Diana Lopez’s novel Choke follows a teenager who flirts with disaster after being introduced to the “game” of intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain to get high. Freya Tingley (Hemlock Grove) stars in The Choking Game as Taryn, who is just starting her senior year when a charismatic new girl claims her as a “breath sister” as they take “flights” together. Frasier alum Peri Gilpin also stars in the Lifetime Original as Taryn’s mom, who tries to help after sensing that something is seriously wrong with her daughter. Directed by Lane Shefter Bishop and written by Jen Klein, the telefilm from Orly Adelson Productions is executive produced by Jonathan Eskenas, Lane Shefter Bishop, Marilyn R. Atlas and Orly Adelson. Related: Lifetime Develops Movie About Jesus’ Early Life With ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Producer...
- 2/19/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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