Lifetime's movie depiction of the Jodi Arias saga won't premiere for another two weeks but photos from "Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret" have been released by Lifetime, according to HLN.
The made for TV movie is the latest in a trend for the Lifetime network of taking dramas straight from the courtroom to the small screen. "Prosecuting Casey Anthony," "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy," "Drew Peterson: Untouchable," and "The Craigslist Killer" have all been hits for the network in the past.
Tania Raymonde will be playing the role of the 28-year-old who was convicted of murdering her former lover Travis Alexander in May. The actress, best known for her role on "Lost," spoke to CNN about how she prepared for the role.
"I always tried to rationalize that [Arias] loved [Alexander] so passionately and so deeply that she did these things to him to please him because it pleased herself," Raymonde said. "You don't want to judge the person that you're playing."
While the movie is eagerly anticipated by many people who were enthralled by the courtroom drama of the case the movie has also drawn a fair amount of criticism from people claiming that Lifetime is trying to cash in on the tragic death of Travis Alexander, according to Examiner.com.
"Disgusted that this channel is going to make money on a movie of a convicted murderer," a commenter on the Lifetime web page said. "What about the Alexander family? Will not watch your channel anymore and I suggest any other person with a heart won't either."
In addition to Raymonde "Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret" stars Jesse Lee Soffer as Travis Alexander, David Zayas as Detective Flores, Tony Plana as prosecutor Juan Martinez and Meredith Salinger as defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott.
"Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret" will premiere on Lifetime June 22 at 8 p.m. and will be followed by a one hour long documentary entitled "Jodi Arias: Behind the Deadline," according to Deadline.
