BAD PEOPLE MAKE GOOD TV IN LIFETIME®’S NEW SCRIPTED SERIES UnREAL Series debuts in Canada June 1 in a Lifetime Premiere Event on Lifetime, Showcase, and Slice For more information and images please visit: www.shawmedia.ca/media Chaos, manipulation, drama, and more unfold in Lifetime’s scandalously steamy new scripted series UnREAL. Starring Shiri Appleby (Girls, Roswell) and Constance Zimmer (House of Cards, Entourage), UnREAL is a fictitious behind-the- scenes glimpse into the production of a dating competition program. Created by Marti Noxon (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, Mad Men, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, and inspired by Shapiro’s award-winning independent short film Sequin Raze, UnREAL makes its highly anticipated and provocative debut Monday, June 1 at 10pm ET/7pm PT in a Lifetime premiere event on Lifetime, Showcase, and Slice. The ten-episode series will air weekly on Mondays at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Lifetime. Set against the backdrop of the hit dating competition show Everlasting, UnREAL is led by flawed heroine Rachel Goldberg (Appleby), a young producer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with, and among, the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage that the program’s dispassionate executive producer, Quinn King (Zimmer), demands. What ensues is an eye-opening look at what happens in the outrageous world of unscripted television, where being a contestant can be vicious and being a producer is a whole other reality. UnREAL also stars Craig Bierko (Damages) as Everlasting’s eccentric creator, Chet; and Freddie Stroma (Pitch Perfect) as the dating show’s handsome and intelligent suitor, Adam Cromwell. Josh Kelly (One Life to Live) plays Jeremy, a cameraman who is Rachel’s ex-boyfriend, while Siobhan Williams (Black Box) is Lizzie, Jeremy’s current fiancée and Everlasting’s on-set makeup artist. Everlasting’s contestants include Grace, portrayed by Nathalie Kelley (The Fast and the Furious), who immediately wins Adam’s heart; Anna, played by Johanna Braddy (Shameless), who is classy and shrewd, with her eye on the prize; Faith, a sensitive and vulnerable tomboy from the South portrayed by Breeda Wool (Betas); and Mary, played by Ashley Scott (Jericho), a gorgeous single mom who has been unlucky in love. Arielle Kebbel (The Vampire Diaries) will guest star as Britney, a contestant who has no filter and isn’t on Everlasting to make any friends. Watch the steamy and scandalous trailer here: http://bit.ly/1z7l5gy Synopses: Episode 1 “Pilot” Airs Monday, June 1 at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Lifetime, Showcase, and Slice This dramedy follows producer Rachel and the crew of a not-so-realistic dating reality show, where convictions are ignored and moral lines blurred. Episode 2 “Relapse” Airs Monday, June 8 at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Lifetime A family tragedy strikes one of the girls. Quinn continues pushing ethical boundaries when she offers a cash bonus to Jay, Shia, and Rachel to create this season’s villain out of the remaining girls. Episode 3 “Mother” Airs Monday, June 15 at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Lifetime Broke and drowning under a pile of bills, Rachel is forced to ask her mother for financial support. Back at the mansion, Adam’s best friend Roger makes waves when he is asked to choose three of the women for a romantic dinner date with Adam. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Website: mylifetimetv.ca Twitter: @lifetimetvca Facebook: facebook.com/lifetimetvca YouTube: youtube.com/lifetimecanada For media inquiries, please contact: Meg Campbell Associate Publicist Shaw Media 416-966-7220 [email protected] Michelle McTeague Publicity Manager Shaw Media 416.966.7724 [email protected] .