Lifetime I Was Lorena Bobbitt on Lifetime
The latest ripped-from-the-headlines Lifetime movie examines the infamous 1993 case where Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis while he slept, later alleging she had suffered years of rapes and abuse at the hands of her husband. I Was Lorena Bobbitt premieres Monday, May 25, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
If you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch I Was Lorena Bobbitt on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or other streaming device for free:
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Lifetime is included in Philo’s main 59-channel bundle, which is the cheapest among all streaming services if you plan on keeping it long-term. It also comes with a free seven-day trial, and no credit card is required to sign up:
Once signed up for Philo, you can then watch I Was Lorena Bobbitt live on your computer via the Philo website, or on your phone (iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV or or other supported device via the Philo app.
If you can’t watch live, Philo allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which lets you to watch shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.
Watch Lifetime on FuboTV
Lifetime is one of 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch I Was Lorena Bobbitt live on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows and movies on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
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Lifetime is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies. You can watch immediately with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch I Was Lorena Bobbitt live on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which will include I Was Lorena Bobbitt after it airs) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Watch Lifetime on Sling TV
Lifetime is included in either the “Sling Blue (47 total channels) or “Sling Orange” (32 channels) bundle. They each cost $20 for the first month, and $30 per month after that:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch I Was Lorena Bobbitt live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
‘I Was Lorena Bobbitt’ Preview
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Lifetime Original Movie, and to celebrate, the network is releasing over 100 new titles in 2020. One of them is I Was Lorena Bobbitt, the latest true-crime title.
“Lorena Bobbitt became a household name and made tabloid headlines when after years of abuse by her husband, she cut off his penis with a knife in 1993. Now nearly 30 years later, Lorena tells her story, and hers alone, for the first time with Lifetime,” reads the press release. “This fully authorized film, in which Bobbitt serves as an executive producer, follows her journey from a wide-eyed, immigrant bride to a battered wife into an unlikely media sensation. I Am Lorena Bobbitt also documents her ultimately emerging as a strong, thoughtful woman who has devoted her life to advocating for other abused women.”
Dani Montalvo (Dispatches From Elsewhere) stars in the title role and Luke Humphrey (Tiny Pretty Things) plays her husband. Bobbitt herself serves as executive producer and on-screen narrator. Following the premiere of the film, Lifetime will run a PSA for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence featuring the actors and Lorena Bobbitt, as part of Lifetime’s public affairs campaign, Stop Violence Against Women.
In an interview with MediaVillage, Humphrey said he was nervous about playing such a villainous role, but he thinks this is an important story to tell.
“To be honest, I’m a little bit nervous about playing such a villain and the response it may invoke on a personal level,” said Humphrey. “But this is the kind of story and role that’s important to share. I’m excited to have this project out there, but it was something I really struggled with and was quite nervous about.”
He added, “It’s a story of survival and the stakes are life-and-death. What I got through the late-night talk-show punchlines [at the time it happened] was this silly anecdote that didn’t give us the reality of what this woman was living through, and the stakes she had to play with every single day.”
I Was Lorena Bobbitt premieres Monday, May 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime. It is being rebroadcast May 26 at midnight, May 31 at 10 p.m., June 1 at 2 a.m., and June 6 at 6 p.m.
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