Lifetime is bringing the HEAT with “Let’s Get  Physical” and “The Disappearance of Cari Farver”

Lifetime announces two new Ripped from the Headlines movies, Let’s Get  Physical and The Disappearance of Cari Farver from executive producers Kelly Ripa and Mark  Consuelos, under their Milojo Productions banner as part of the previously announced partnership with  Lifetime. Let’s Get Physical stars and is also executive produced by Jenna Dewan via her Everheart  Productions with Kyle McNally, and features Jennifer Irwin and Michael Consuelos. The Disappearance  of Cari Farver stars Lea Thompson, Zach Gilford, and Alicia Witt. Both films will debut this October on  Lifetime. 

The Disappearance of Cari Farver is based on a true story and the subject of Leslie Rule’s bestselling true crime book A Tangled Web. Dave Kroupa (Zach Gilford, Good Girls, Friday Night Lights) is shocked when  his new girlfriend, Cari Farver (Rebecca Amzallag), starts sending him demanding texts. When Dave ends  the relationship, he finds himself on the receiving end of an onslaught of twisted messages from Cari, who  has abruptly disappeared. Dave’s ex-girlfriend, Liz (Alicia Witt, Friday Night Lights, The Walking Dead), also  begins receiving harassing texts from Cari, resulting in a dangerous situation for them both. Meanwhile,  Cari’s mother Nancy (Lea Thompson, Back to the Future, Switched at Birth) continually searches for her,  keeping the pressure on the police who eventually uncover a shocking discovery. The Disappearance of  Cari Farver premiered Saturday, October 8 at 8/7c and I was tuned in to Philo as this was a can’t-miss premiere. 

Inspired by actual events, Let’s Get Physical is the story of fitness instructor Sadie (Jenna Dewan, The  Rookie) who by day, taught fitness and dance to soccer moms, but by night led a double life running a  sophisticated prostitution ring with a customer list that included very prominent men in the community. After  an anonymous tip, authorities raided her studio, leading to Sadie’s indictment and igniting a firestorm in the  small town leading everyone to ask, who exactly was on the client list. Dewan executive produces and stars  alongside Jennifer Irwin (The Goldbergs) and Michael Consuelos (Riverdale). Let’s Get Physical is set to  premiere Saturday, October 15 at 8/7c.

The Disappearance of Cari Farver is executive produced by Milojo Productions, Howard Braunstein Films,  and Media Nation. Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and Albert Bianchini serve as executive producers for Milojo.  Michael Halpern serves as producer for Milojo. Howard Braunstein and Linda Berman also executive  produce. Danishka Esterhazy directs from a script written by Tawnya Bhattacharya and Ali Laventhol (Bel  Air, My Life with the Walter Boys). 

Let’s Get Physical is executive produced by Milojo Productions, Johnson Management Group, Inc., and  Everheart Productions. Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and Albert Bianchini serve as executive producers for  Milojo. Michael Halpern serves as producer for Milojo. Jenna Dewan and Kyle McNally executive produce for  Everheart Productions. Robin Hayes directs from a script written by Margaux Froley and Kelly Fullerton.