Swindler Seduction Explained

Genre:Drama
Director:Jonathan Wright
Starring:Colton Haynes
Gabrielle Graham
Theme Music Composer:Kristjan Bergey
Country:Canada
United States
Language:English
Producer:Shane Boucher
Caitlin Delaney
Editor:Marc Roussel
Cinematography:Jonathan Yapp
Runtime:110 minutes
Company:Muse Entertainment
Network:Lifetime
CTV Life Channel

Swindler Seduction is a Canadian-American dramatic television film, directed by Jonathan Wright and released in 2022.[1] The film stars Colton Haynes as Steve and Mitch Johnson, identical twin brothers who have turned to life as con artists, romancing women in order to swindle them out of their money, and Gabrielle Graham as Louisa, a woman who is falling victim to their scam.[2]

The cast also includes Tanisha Thammavongsa, Megan Hutchings, Daniel Chae Jun, Yanna McIntosh and Dave Rose.

The film premiered October 22, 2022 on Lifetime,[3] and was later broadcast in Canada by CTV Life Channel.

Awards

!Award!Date of Ceremony!Category!Nominees!Result!Reference
Canadian Screen Awards2023Best TV MovieShane Boucher, Jonas Prupas, Caitlin Delaney, Jesse Prupas, Colton Haynes, Piers Vellacott, Sara Murray[4]
Best Performance in a Television Film or Miniseries Gabrielle Graham[5]
Canadian Screen Music Awards2023Best Original Score for a Television SpecialKristjan Bergey[6]

Notes and References

  1. Brooke Cain, "What to Watch Saturday: Lifetime ‘Swindler’ movie takes on romantic scammers". The News & Observer, October 22, 2022.
  2. Giovana Gelhoren, "Colton Haynes Plays Seductive Twin Swindlers in Wild New Lifetime 'Ripped from the Headlines' Movie". People, September 28, 2022.
  3. Tatiana Hullender, "Colton Haynes Plays Twin Crooks In Swindler Seduction". Screen Rant, October 21, 2022.
  4. Jackson Weaver, "The Porter, Sort Of showered in awards on the CSAs' final night". CBC News, April 14, 2023.
  5. https://playbackonline.ca/2023/02/22/csas-23-cbcs-the-porter-leads-tv-nominations/ "CSAs ’23: CBC’s The Porter leads TV nominations"
  6. Howard Druckman, "Fifteen SOCAN members honoured in 2023 Canadian Screen Music Awards (CASMAs)". Words & Music, October 31, 2023.