Angie Harmon Returns to Directing for Lifetime’s ‘The Girl Who Disappeared’ Starring Jaime Pressly (Exclusive)

Angie Harmon is returning to the director’s chair for Lifetime movie The Girl Who Disappeared, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The 2027 “Ripped from the Headlines” film marks Harmon’s second time directing: Harmon directed the 100th episode of her cable drama Rizzoli & Isles.

The Girl Who Disappeared, which is a working title, stars Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl), Casey Deidrick (In the Dark) and Alexa Blair (Terrifier 3, Hunting Wives). Based on a true story, the film follows a young woman whose romance with a married man sets off a dangerous chain of obsession, jealousy and betrayal.

When 20-year-old Heather Elvis (Blair) begins a romance with Sidney (Deidrick), an older man who claims to be divorced, she soon becomes the target of his wife, Tammy (Pressly). “What begins as harassment quickly escalates into obsessive control and a dangerous fixation. After Heather suspects she may be pregnant, she is lured to a remote location and disappears without a trace,” the synopsis reads. “As investigators piece together the evidence surrounding her disappearance, a twisted love triangle is exposed leading to a courageous revelation that helps bring the truth to light.”

The Girl Who Disappeared is produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and distributed internationallu by Fox Entertainment Global. Executive producers are Gaylyn Fraiche, Fernando Szew, Hannah Pillemer, Larry Grimaldi and Julianna Hays. Producers are James Suttles and Jason Winn. Peter O’Brien wrote the script.

Blair is repped by Kendall Kramer at Zero Gravity Management and Sam Ikhwan at Formation Talent Agency. Pressly is repped by Verve, Artist First, Brecheen Feldman Breimer Silver Thompson, and The Initiative Group. Deidrick is repped by Innovative Artists and Management Power Entertainment Group. Harmon is repped by Untitled Entertainment and Verve.

Rizzoli & Isles aired on TNT at a time when cable TV still put out original series. Harmon was Rizzoli, Sasha Alexander was Isles. The series aired 105 episodes from 2010-2016.