Imperfect High
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- Nia Sioux
- Sherri Shepherd
- Gabriel Darku
- Ali Skovbye
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| Written by | Anne-Marie Hess |
| Directed by | Siobhan Devine |
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| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 87 minutes |
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| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | September 18, 2021 |
Imperfect High is a 2021 drama film produced by Lifetime and starring Nia Sioux, Sherri Shepherd, Gabriel Darku and Ali Skovbye. The film premiered on September 18, 2021 on Lifetime. The film is a sequel to the 2015 movie Perfect High, which stars Bella Thorne, Israel Broussard, Daniela Bobadilla and Ross Butler.[1][2]
When high school junior Hannah Brooks and her mother move to Chicago, she begins attending Lakewood High School, the same school that is still affected by Riley's death from six years earlier. Suffering from an anxiety disorder, Hannah worries that she won't fit in; however, it soon becomes the least of her worries when she befriends a group of popular, wealthy students, encounters peer pressure, and develops a life-altering prescription drug addiction.[3]
Cast
- Nia Sioux as Hanna Brooks
- Sherri Shepherd as Deborah Brooks
- Gabriel Darku as Dylan Collins
- Ali Skovbye as Rose
- Anthony Timpano as Rob Walker
- Samuel Braun as Blake
- Andrew McNee as Mr. Arnet
- Princess Davis as Marcy
- Danyelle Tan as Fay
- Melice Bell as Fay
- Jamall Johnson as Principal Andrews
- Deborah Finkel as Nurse O'Connor
- Ecstasia Sanders as Administrator
- Miguel Castillo as Officer Mike
- Aiden Howard as Cy
- Matt Kennedy as Ben
- Eddie Canelea as Waiter
Production
Pre-production
The movie was announced ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, held on June 26. The producers also arranged to share the hotline and resource information for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on air and across the network's social media platforms.[4]
Sioux said in an interview with WJLA-TV that she researched the opioid abuse climate in America to prepare for the role.[5]
Filming
Filmed extensively in British Columbia, chiefly in several locations in Vancouver, production began on March 8, 2021, and wrapped up on March 26, 2021. The shooting took place almost entirely in the Lower Mainland region. Langley Christian High School stood in for Lakewood High.[6]
Casting
Sherri Shepherd and Nia Sioux as Deborah Brooks and Hanna Brooks were cast in June 2021.[7]