A Deadly Adoption

A Deadly Adoption
Poster
GenreSatire
Drama
Thriller
Screenplay byHarper Steele
Directed byRachel Lee Goldenberg
StarringWill Ferrell
Kristen Wiig
Jessica Lowndes
ComposerMJ Mynarski
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersFritz Manger
Max Osswald
Adam Silver
Adam McKay
CinematographyAdam Silver
EditorBill Parker
Running time84 minutes
Production companiesGary Sanchez Productions
MarVista Entertainment
National Picture Show Entertainment
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseJune 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
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A Deadly Adoption is a 2015 American thriller drama television film directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Harper Steele.

It was described as a "deadpan parody of Lifetime Channel films" by critic Damon Wise. It stars comedians Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig as a typical middle-class husband and wife, with Jessica Lowndes serving as the villain.

It was so deadpan, that it premiered on the Lifetime Channel on June 20, 2015 with audiences failing to recognize that it was in fact satirical.