The Lizzie Borden Chronicles 

Fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie Borden after her controversial acquittal of the double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

Stars:

Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, Cole Hauser

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Christina Ricci	...	Lizzie Borden 8 episodes, 2015
Clea DuVall	...	Emma Borden 8 episodes, 2015
Cole Hauser	...	Charlie Siringo 7 episodes, 2015
Dylan Taylor	...	Officer Leslie Trotwood / ... 7 episodes, 2015
John Ralston	...	Ezekiel Danforth 6 episodes, 2015
Bradley Stryker	...	Skipjack 6 episodes, 2015
Olivia Llewellyn	...	Isabel Danforth 5 episodes, 2015
Jeff Wincott	...	Marshal Hilliard 5 episodes, 2015
Jessy Schram	...	Nance O'Keefe 5 episodes, 2015
Gabrielle Trudel	...	Pigtailed Girl / ... 4 episodes, 2015
Martha Irving	...	Mrs. Kenney 4 episodes, 2015
Rhys Coiro	...	Chester Phipps 3 episodes, 2015
Frank Chiesurin	...	Spencer Cavanaugh 3 episodes, 2015
Kimberly-Sue Murray	...	Adele 3 episodes, 2015
Jonathan Banks	...	Mr. Flowers 3 episodes, 2015
Krystle Luther	...	Young Model / ... 3 episodes, 2015
Gavin Liddel	...	Miscreant #2 / ... 3 episodes, 2015
Danielle Sarty	...	Fall River Local / ... 3 episodes, 2015
Chris Bauer	...	Tom Horn 2 episodes, 2015
John Heard	...	William Almy 2 episodes, 2015
Matthew Le Nevez	...	Bat Masterson 2 episodes, 2015
Andrew Howard	...	William Borden 2 episodes, 2015
Kenneth Welsh	...	Lizzie's Lawyer 2 episodes, 2015
Adrian G. Griffiths	...	Frederick Lowell 2 episodes, 2015
Allan Royal	...	Judge Franklin 2 episodes, 2015
Stewart Arnott	...	Minister 2 episodes, 2015
James Gilbert	...	Robert Pelton / ... 2 episodes, 2015
Kathryn McCormack	...	Mrs. Phipps 2 episodes, 2015
Dan Lett	...	Nelson Burway 2 episodes, 2015
Andrea Lee Norwood	...	Daisy 2 episodes, 2015
Tim Dunn	...	Crazed Face Male Patient / ... 2 episodes, 2015
John Maclaren	...	Reverend Jubb 2 episodes, 2015
David Rossetti	...	Attendant Timothy 2 episodes, 2015
Ira Henderson	...	Miscreant #1 2 episodes, 2015
Stephen McHattie	...	Andrew Borden 2 episodes, 2015
Zach Tovey	...	Broken Nose / ... 2 episodes, 2015
Jody Dillman	...	Miscreant #3 2 episodes, 2015
Rob Delano	...	Henchman 2 episodes, 2015

Storyline

Fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie Borden after her controversial acquittal of the double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | murderess | murderer | sister sister relationship | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

It's time to bury the hatchet

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magic Rock Productions,Sony Pictures Television,Stan & Deliver Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

337 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series is a continuation of the story begun in the network's 2014 film Lizzie Borden Took an Axe and, like the film, is fictionalised and speculative.

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Connections

Follows Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)

User Reviews

I'd give this series 40 whacks

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles has little to offer.

The characterizations are flat and lifeless. Lizzie is not portrayed as someone effected by emotional or other issues that may have made her a killer. Instead, what we get is a shallow depiction, that paints Borden as little more than a superficially charming, stereotypical, sociopath.

What really drags this series down, however, is the glee it takes in grotesque, sensationalist violence. The opening episode revels in blood and gore, with a cheesy, rocking soundtrack thrown in to further cheapen the whole miserable experience this shabby series represents.

Just as aggravating is the annoyingly choppy camera work, that I'm guessing is supposed to represent a chaotic, disordered mind. A more subtle approach would have achieved far more.

I'd like to give the script for Lizzie Borden forty whacks but a rating of one out of ten will have to suffice instead.