Name: Devious Deeds
Director: Chris Bragg
Genre: TV Movie, Thriller
Released: 2023-06-14
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Valentina Andrade, Dawn Nagazina, D. Adam Jamieson, Isla Spencer, Jamie Shelnitz

The nanny checklist: sweet with kids, fluent in secrets, absolutely not checking references.

Lifetime thriller chaosImmigrant exploitation horrorRich people problems

Overview

TV Movie Thriller

Mariela arrives from Venezuela to the United States to care for the Collins' young daughter, Abbey. But behind this family's seemingly perfect facade hides a sinister secret.

Content warning

Class warfare disguised as hospitalityThe invisible labor of immigrant womenPerformative motherhoodTrust as currency

Standout Aspects

Acting

Valentina Andrade commits harder than this script deserves.

Production

McMansion sets so aggressively beige they become characters.

Best for:Streaming·Friends·Background

Heads up:Triggers

Director

Chris Bragg

ReleasedJun 14, 2023

Runtime1h 28m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Wild Horse Film Company

Top Cast

Dawn Nagazina

Lori Collins

Isla Spencer

Abbey

Bryan J. McHale

Jacob Raven

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of a micro-wave of 2023 TV movies exploiting real Venezuelan refugee crises for suburban thriller fodder—ethically messy, commercially calculated.

Trivia

Chris Bragg directed three nearly identical 'nanny from hell' films in 18 months; this was the only one where the nanny was technically the protagonist.

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