Is Lifetime’s ‘The Disappearance Of Cari Farver’ A True Story?

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Ready for a thriller with many twists and turns? Don’t miss Lifetime’s The Disappearance Of Cari Farver.

Starring in The Disappearance Of Cari Farver is Alicia Witt (Fuzzy Head, Modern Persuasion), Lea Thompson (Spencer Sisters, Next Stop, Christmas), Zach Gilford (The Fall Of The House Of Usher, Criminal Minds: Evolution), Rebecca Amzallag (Transplant, Love Triangle Nightmare), Derek Kun (Francesca Quinn, PI, Heartland Homicide), Milton Barnes (Secrets A The Inn, Locke & Key), Lauren Cochrane (We Wish You A Married Christmas, Acting Good), Lisa Marie DiGiacinto (Always Amore, Deceitful Dating), Erik Athavale (Love Strikes Twice, The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story), Bradley Sawatzky (Intersection, A Christmas Mission), Sarah Luby (Burden Of Truth, Unspoken), Gabriel Daniels (A House On Fire, Christmas By Starlight), Myla Volk (Crashing Through The Snow, Stand!), Brandon McEwan (Skymed), Jesse Nobess (Safehaven, The Perfect Match), Chris Sigurdson (DJ Burnt Bannock, Burden Of Truth), and Mackenzie Thornton (Snowmance, A Dog’s Purpose).

Tawnya Bhattacharya (Torn From Her Arms, Famous In Love), and Ali Laventhol (Perception, The Night Shift) wrote the script with Danishka Esterhazy (Ginny & Georgia, Shadowy Lines) directing.

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa were executive producers of this Lifetime thriller.

Here are more details on the movie, including whether this is based on a real-life story.

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Used with Lifetime’s permission

What Is Lifetime’s The Disappearance Of Cari Farver About?

According to The Futon Critic, Cari Farver (Amzallag) and Dave Kroupa (Gilford) are newly dating. However, Dave gets creeped out when Cari starts to send him demanding texts. Therefore, he swiftly breaks up with her.

Cari disappears, but she is still texting and stalking him. In addition, Dave’s ex-girlfriend, Liz (Witt) also gets nasty messages. Cari seems to know wherever he is, and when he sees Liz. This is very creepy.

Meanwhile, Cari’s mom, Nancy (Thompson) keeps going to the police to find her daughter. Eventually, the police pay attention, and what they find out shocks them to the core.

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Used with Lifetime’s permission

When Can You Watch The Disappearance Of Cari Farver?

Lifetime is premiering The Disappearance Of Cari Farver on Saturday, October 8, at 8 p.m., Eastern. It is available to be streamed on Sunday, October 9.

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Used with Lifetime’s permission

Lifetime Movie Based On Leslie Rule’s Book

Leslie Rule, daughter of the true crime author, Ann Rule, wrote her debut book, A Tangled Web: A Cyberstalker, A Deadly Obsession, And The Twisting Path To Justice, on which this Ripped From The Headlines movie is based.

Lifetime is currently filming two more Ann Rule true crime book adaptations. Those movies will air in 2023.

Is The Disappearance Of Cari Farver Based On A True Story?

This Lifetime Ripped From The Headlines movie is based on the true story of Omaha, Nebraska resident, Cari Farver. The twists and turns of this case shocked this midwestern city.

Don’t miss the premiere of The Disappearance Of Cari Farver on Saturday, October 8, at 8 p.m., Eastern, on Lifetime.

Georgia Makitalo

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