Lifetime
The latest ripped-from-the-headlines TV movie is “Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez,” which premieres Saturday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.
If you don’t have cable or don’t have Lifetime, here are some different ways you can watch “Girl in the Shed” streaming online for free:
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Philo TV
You can watch a live stream of Lifetime and 60-plus other TV channels on Philo TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Philo, you can watch “Girl in the Shed” live on the Philo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast (compatible on Android mobile), any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer on the Philo website.
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 most shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of Lifetime and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” or “Sling Blue” bundle, both of which can be included in your free three-day trial:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch “Girl in the Shed” live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Lifetime is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial.
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “Girl in the Shed” live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of Lifetime and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch “Girl in the Shed” live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
‘Girl in the Shed’ 2022 Preview
“Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez” is the true story of 14-year-old Abby Hernandez (played by Lindsay Navarro), who disappeared while walking home from school back in 2013 in North Conway, New Hampshire.
The Lifetime description of the film reads:
Kicking off the state’s largest search, Abby’s disappearance left her family, especially her mother Zenya (Erica Durance), investigators and the community mystified of her whereabouts. Taken by Nathaniel Kibby (Ben Savage), Abby was kept is a soundproof container and forced to wear a shock collar while enduring psychological, sexual and emotional abuse. Despite suffering daily torture, Abby kept hope alive that she would one day be able to see her family again. The film recounts the harrowing story of her survival against all odds.
The real Abigail Hernandez was an executive producer on the film, according to an interview with KGET. She told the news outlet that it was hard to watch the dramatizations of what happened to her, but she was determined to tell her story and make people aware of what can happen to you.
“Not everybody, but a lot of people have that voice in the back of their head. ‘If I disappeared it wouldn’t matter.’ And I learned that yeah, it does matter,” said Hernandez. “It affects a lot of people and it will forever.”
She went on to say that she isn’t as scared of the world as she used to be and that working on the film was actually “healing” for her.
“I don’t feel as scared anymore. Obviously, it’s a weird experience to have this happen in the first place. And then to have it made into a movie is obviously like an even weirder experience,” said Hernandez. “But ultimately, I did find it healing in a weird way just to have it out there.”
Navarro said that having Hernandez as an executive producer was challenging because it put such a huge responsibility on her (Navarro’s) shoulders, but ultimately, she was “grateful” to have Hernandez involved.
“It was challenging in that way. But it all made it easier knowing that I could get in touch with Abby and we could talk things through,” said Navarro. “I will be forever grateful having her there, accessible on What’s App getting to video chat with her. But, yeah, it made it heavier and it was challenging to walk through those scenes knowing that she had experienced this. And there was that weight that came with it.”
“Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez” premieres Saturday, February 26 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Lifetime.