The Bad Seed Returns

The Bad Seed Returns
Television release poster
Based onThe Bad Seed
by William March
Screenplay by
Story byRoss Burge
Mckenna Grace
Directed byLouise Archambault
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Crystal Burge
  • Ross Burge
  • Mckenna Grace
  • Mark Wolper
ProducerCharles Cooper
Production companies
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseSeptember 5, 2022 (2022-09-05)
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The Bad Seed Returns is an American made-for-television horror drama film directed by Louise Archambault, written by Ross Burge, Mckenna Grace, and Barbara Marshall, and starring Mckenna Grace, Michelle Morgan, Benjamin Ayres, Marlowe Zimmerman, Jude Wilson, Gabriela Bee, Ella Dixon, Marlee Walchuk, Lorne Cardinal, and a special appearance by Patty McCormack. It is the sequel to the 2018 television film The Bad Seed, which was both a remake of the 1956 film, as well as having been adapted from William March's 1954 novel. The film premiered on Lifetime on September 5, 2022.