Susan Sarandon To Appear In Marilyn Monroe Miniseries

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Academy Award winning actress Susan Sarandon is set to appear in Lifetime’s upcoming original miniseries Marilyn, network officials said.

The four-hour miniseries, based on best-selling book The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe, which will take a behind the scenes look at the iconic actress’ life. Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) will play Monroe’s mentally ill mother in the film, which will be produced by Asylum Entertainment and executively produced by Jonathan Koch, Steve Michaels, Keri Selig and Stephen Kronish.

Marilyn will debut on Lifetime in 2015, said network officials.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.