Premiere Screening of "Megachurch Murder", Prior to its World Television Premiere on Lifetime

Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 2015 (Newswire.com) - The premiere screening of “Megachurch Murder” will be held on Thursday, January 29th at the Harmony Gold Theater. The screening precedes the World Television Premiere on Lifetime on Saturday, February 7th at 8pm. Cast members will be in attendance such as Corbin Bleu (High School Musical 1-3), Tamala Jones (Castle, Head of State), Romeo Miller (Madea’s Witness Protection, Romeo!), Michael Beach (Sons of Anarchy, Insidious: Chapter 2), Santana Dempsey (Kingdom), Dawnn Lewis (Major Crimes, A Different World), Shanica Knowles (Hannah Montana) and Malcolm-Jamal Warren (The Cosby Show, American Horror Story). The Hamlet inspired film was produced by the Los Angeles based production company, Poke Prod which has produced seven other films for the Lifetime Network including “Zoe Gone” and “A Mother’s Rage”.

Special celebrity guests will be in attendance for the red carpet portion of the night, premiere showing, and after party reception including Master P, Raven Symone (That’s So Raven), Andrea Evans (One Life to Live), and Jim O’Heir (Parks and Rec),. The night will include a special musical performance by the film’s star, Shanica Knowles. The premiere will be sponsored by Blow Me Hair App, a mobile blowout application servicing the Los Angeles area.

 When: 7:30PM

Red Carpet at 6:30

Where: Harmony Gold Theater

7655 Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90046

About Megachurch Murder – Megachurch Murder is Inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and set in a modern African-American church. After popular and charismatic church leader Hamilton Spears dies in a cycling accident, his teenaged daughter Hannah’s life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a church conspiracy and threats toward her father, she is determined to prove that Hamilton’s death was murder. As she gets closer to the truth, she realizes her mother may be involved in her father’s death. And the boy she is falling in love with - his father may be the killer.

About Poke Prod – Founded in 2012 by Sean Dwyer and Elizabeth Cullen, Poke Prod is a TV and Film Production Company that has produced several top titles for the Lifetime Network. Two media moguls, Sean has spent his career as a writer, producer and television executive working with such TV pioneers as Norman Lear (All in the Family) and Yvette Lee Bowser (Living Single). Elizabeth was the Vice President of Program Acquisitions and Co-productions at Oxygen Media. The two met as programming executives at Lifetime Television working in scheduling, acquisitions and co-productions. During their time there they developed and co-produced over 20 films together. Combining their talents, they started Poke Prod and have executive produced several movies for the Lifetime Television with many more movies and series in development for Lifetime and several other cable networks.