BET+ has announced the original movie, THE DEADLY GETAWAY, directed by Charles Jones, will premiere on BET+ May 9. You can watch the trailer HERE
In the BET+ original thriller, a romantic glamping trip in the remote woods turns to terror. The film stars Yandy Smith-Harris, Jason Weaver, Jeff Logan, Princess Love Norwood, and more. Looking to celebrate their anniversary and break up the monotony of their very routine lives, Hope’s (Smith-Harris’) boyfriend, Jacob (Weaver), convinces her to try out glamping and books a weekend getaway to an Away Pod. Jacob plans to propose to his girlfriend of two years, but the arrival of Hope’s obsessive ex-boyfriend, Derrick (Logan), and his girlfriend, Jada (Love Norwood), at the getaway complicates things.
About “THE DEADLY GETAWAY”:
PREMIERE DATE: 5/9/2024, only on BET+
FILM SYNOPSIS: Looking to celebrate their anniversary and break up the monotony of their very routine lives, Hope’s boyfriend, Jacob, convinces her to try out glamping and books a weekend getaway to an Away Pod. Jacob plans to propose to his girlfriend of two years, but the arrival of Hope’s obsessive ex-boyfriend, Derrick, and his girlfriend, Jada, at the getaway complicates things. Tensions and jealousy mount as Derrick becomes inappropriate with his flirtations. Things get even worse when the owners of the Away Pod go missing and Hope discovers Derrick has a dark secret he’s keeping from them all. Wanted by the police for a botched robbery and murder, there’s nothing Derrick won’t do to protect his secret even if it means killing his precious Hope. Stranded in the woods with a target on their backs, Hope and Jacob become the hunted and must fight their way out of this nightmare if they want to stay alive.
EXECUTIVE CREDITS:
- Director: Charles Jones
- Writers: Chad Quinn & Eric Dickens
- Showrunners: Tressa Azarel Smallwood & Donte Lee
- Music By: Music Supervisor – Jerry “Juke” Vines
- Produced by: Melissa Llewellyn-Alston
- Executive Producers: Yandy Smith-Harris, Tressa Azarel Smallwood, Donte Lee, Robin Lyon
- Co-Executive Producers: Marvin Neil, Lorisa Bates
- Producers: Kristin Iris Johnson, Jerry Vines
