What to Watch Saturday: ‘Flowers in the Attic: Origin’ series finale on Lifetime

Brooke Cain

Here’s what to watch tonight.

Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (8 p.m., Lifetime)

Tonight’s episode is the finale of the four-part Lifetime limited series that serves as a prequel for the V.C. Andrews “Flowers in the Attic” gothic novels. The series reveals the twisted origin and dark secrets of the Foxworth family.

Here’s everything to know about “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin”:

▪ What the series is about?: The series “tells the story of the headstrong and determined Olivia Winfield, who is working alongside her beloved father, Mr. Winfield, when she finds herself unexpectedly wooed by one of the nation’s most eligible bachelors, Malcolm Foxworth. After a whirlwind romance, Olivia finds herself as the mistress of the imposing Foxworth Hall, where she soon discovers that the fairytale life she expected has quickly become a nightmare. Under Malcolm’s debonair exterior lies a dark heart, and a twisted evil lurks inside Foxworth Hall that will threaten Olivia’s happiness and that of her children. Her attempts to keep them all safe ultimately push Olivia to become to most terrifying version of herself, leading to her inevitable — and notorious — decision to lock her grandchildren in the attic.

▪ What happens in ‘Part 4: The Martyr’? After losing all of her children to tragedy and tension, Olivia develops a desire to wreak vengeance on those around her, soon becoming the most notorious and terrifying version of herself.

▪ Did you miss Parts 1-3? The first three parts of the series repeat today starting at 2 p.m.

▪ The stars: Jemima Rooper stars as Olivia Winfield Foxworth and Max Irons as Malcolm Foxworth, parents to Corinne Foxworth and grandparents to Chris and Cathy Dollanganger.

▪ Other cast members include Kelsey Grammer as Garland Foxworth, father of Malcolm Foxworth; Harry Hamlin as Mr. Winfield, Olivia’s father; Kate Mulgrew as Mrs. Steiner, head of Foxworth Hall staff; Paul Wesley as John Amons, Olivia’s cousin; Alana Boden as Alicia Foxworth, Garland Foxworth’s new wife; Hannah Dodd, as Corrine Foxworth; T’Shan Williams as Nella; and Callum Kerr as Christopher, a Foxworth relative whose life becomes intertwined with Corrine’s. Luke Fetherston and Buck Braithwaite also star.

▪ Lifetime has rights to the entire V.C. Andrews catalog, and has already released 14 movies: “Dark Angel,” “Fallen Hearts,” “Gates of Paradise,” “Web of Dreams,” “Heaven,” “Flowers in the Attic,” “Petals in the Wind,” “Seeds of Yesterday,” “If There Be Thorns,” “My Sweet Audrina,” “Ruby,” Pearl in the Mist,” “All That Glitters and “Hidden Jewel.” The titles are available on demand.

▪ “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin” is based on the prequel novel “Garden of Shadows” by Andrew Neiderman.

▪ A new V.C. Andrews Collection novel, “Becoming My Sister,” was recently published by Gallery Books.

Hannah Dodd as Corrine Foxworth in the Lifetime limited series “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin.”
Hannah Dodd as Corrine Foxworth in the Lifetime limited series “Flowers in the Attic: The Origin.”

A Splash of Love (8 p.m., Hallmark)

In this new movie, a Ph.D student expands her studies to include the whales of the Pacific Northwest. As she relies on the expertise of a whale-watching tour guide, they soon find themselves bonding over more than just orcas. It stars Rhiannon Fish (“Home and Away”) and Benjamin Hollingsworth (“Virgin River”).

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