The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story

2025•1h 30m•8.7/10

CrimeDramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.7/10(3)

15-year-old Alina Thompson, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles, pulls a fast one on her parents and sneaks away to an amateur photo casting call, where she meets photographer William Bradford. Unbeknownst to Alina, William is a serial killer, and she may be next.

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Production

Lifetime, Studio TF1 America

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Brielle Robillard

Brielle Robillard

Alina Thompson

Steve Byers

Steve Byers

William Bradford

Ashley Jones

Ashley Jones

Nancy Thompson

Sam Trammell

Sam Trammell

Carl Thompson

Rachel Sellan

Rachel Sellan

Shari Miller

Gabriel Burrafato

Gabriel Burrafato

John

Alex Gravenstein

Alex Gravenstein

Det. Nat Cole

Russell Yuen

Russell Yuen

Det. Mitchell

Christian Paul

Christian Paul

Det. Peters

Laura Provenzano

Laura Provenzano

Tracy

Mark Ballantyne

Mark Ballantyne

Nick

Bukola Walfall

Bukola Walfall

Nathalie

Sarah Cleveland

Sarah Cleveland

Jane

Kristen Kurnik

Kristen Kurnik

Older Alina Thompson

Jessica Grossi

Jessica Grossi

Maria Romano

Juliette Schroeder

Melissa Kay

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