The Lifetime Original Movie Big Driver is from a story by best-selling author Stephen King and marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and King. It's the dark story of a young novelist hell-bent on revenge after falling victim to a brutal crime. Maria Bello stars as Tess Thorne, a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, who faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out, leaving her stranded. Relieved when another driver stops and offers assistance, Tess quickly discovers her savior is actually her assailant, a serial killer who repeatedly assaults her. Left for dead in a drainage pipe to rot with the bodies of his other victims, Tess escapes and makes her way safely home. With her fragile mind beginning to unravel, she is determined to find her rapist and seek revenge, as payback is the only thing holding her together.
Maria Bello has appeared in numerous television shows and movies, but is best known for her work on ER and films such as Thank You for Smoking, The Cooler, Duets, Coyote Ugly and Payback. Bello has no less than five new movies in the works, including the thrillers Wait Till Helen Comes and Demonic; the dramas McFarland USA with Kevin Costner and Strings with Josh Duhamel and Laura Dern; and the action adventure film Max Steel. Next up, she co-stars with Academy Award winner® Olympia Dukakis (Sex & Violence, Steel Magnolias) and Grammy nominee Joan Jett in Lifetime's Big Driver.
