Monster in the Family: The Stacey Kananen Story

Oct 11, 2025

1h 26m

★ 5.7

Overview

Stacey survives a childhood of abuse and fear, only to face a shocking twist when her brother Rickie confesses to her that he killed their parents. She is further betrayed when Rickie claims she helped him commit the crimes.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

TV Movie

Crime

Production Companies

Lifetime

CMW Lakeside Productions

Monster in the Family: The Stacey Kananen Story Trailers

Cast

Stacey Kananen

Elisha Cuthbert

Rickie Kananen

Brendan Taylor

Richard Kananen Sr.

Pete MacLeod

Christopher

Indy Lesage

Rickie (Age 15)

Elijah Fox

Sarah Irrgang

Shanna Giannozio

Diana Tennis

Lindsay Gibson

Young Stacey

Chloe McKinnon

Amber

Jamie Nelson

Det. Cory Hoskins

James Pizzinato

Mindy Singh

Roohi Sahajpal

Young Cheryl

Amara Sanoy

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