Neve Campbell is getting a badge and a gun. The 'Party of Five' veteran will star in a new Lifetime TV movie, 'Sworn to Silence,' a crime drama set in Amish country.
According to Deadline, the project is based on the book of the same name by Linda Castillo. The movie will follow Kate Burkholder (Campbell), who escaped some brutal murders in her Ohio Amish farm community as a young girl. Shortly after she returns home to be the police chief of the small town, Kate's life starts to unravel when a murder investigation awakens long-repressed emotions that could expose a dark secret.
Poppy Montgomery and Barbara Lieberman will executive produce the project with Campbell as a co-executive producer. 'Girl Fight' director Stephen Gyllenhaal will helm the project with a script from 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' scribe Mark Malone.
Campbell has signed a development deal with Lifetime for scripted projects, including drama series and original movies. The network locked Jennifer Love Hewitt into a similar deal and is producing a series based on her hit movie 'The Client List.' Plans for a 'Sworn to Silence' series are in early stages.
"I've always admired Neve's work," said Nancy Dubuc, president and general manager of Lifetime. "She is a proven talent who will bring a high level of intensity and presence to this role and 'Sworn to Silence.'"
