In August 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden comes across the terrible murder scene of her father Andrew, who had been brutally killed with a hatchet.

Local law enforcement arrives, also discovering the body of Abby Borden, the stepmother of Lizzie and her older sister Emma.

The teaser trailer featured the time period's popular children's skipping-rope rhyme: Lizzie Borden took an axe She gave her mother forty whacks.

In its original January 25, 2014, premiere on the Lifetime network, the film was watched by 4.4 million viewers, making it the night's number-one telecast among all key demographics.

Cole Hauser portrayed Pinkerton detective Charlie Siringo, who investigates other strange occurrences, including murders, centered around the Bordens.

[4] A teaser trailer aired on December 8, 2014, during the second part of The Red Tent miniseries that was called The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, along with "The series coming in 2015."