Lifetime premieres I Was a Child Bride narrated by Courtney Stodden

Lifetime will premiere I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. Eastern, a new biographical drama narrated by Courtney Stodden that revisits her widely publicized marriage at age 16 to then 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison. The film, told from Stodden's perspective, follows her rise into the spotlight, the family and media dynamics that surrounded the union, and her later reassessment of the relationship.

Lifetime describes the production as a candid, first-person account of a teenager thrust into public scrutiny. According to the network's synopsis, "Sixteen-year-old Courtney Stodden gets thrust into the spotlight when she marries 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison," setting her on a complex coming-of-age journey under a harsh public eye. The movie is billed as part of Lifetime's Ripped From the Headlines series and features performances by Holly Barrett, Doug Savant, Maggie Lawson, Drew Waters, Stella Fitzgerald, Devin Sidell and Freddie Diaz.

Stodden has in recent years characterized the marriage as grooming rather than romance, and the film explores allegations that she was manipulated and exploited by family members and by media...