'Lizzie Borden Took An Ax' Premieres Tonight on Lifetime (Preview)

Christina Ricci stars in Lifetime's Lizzie Borden Took An Ax.

The nursery rhyme "Lizzie Borden took an ax...and gave her mother forty whacks...when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one" has been folklore for generations. But, in fact, it was Lizzie Borden -- one of the most legendary figures in American history - who first whetted the public's voracious interest in scandalous crimes in the 1800s with her own gruesome story involving the brutal murder of her parents.

Starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Christina Ricci (Monster), Golden Globe Nominee Billy Campbell (THE KILLING) and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Clea DuVall (Argo), the Lifetime Original Movie Lizzie Borden Took An Ax premieres tonight (January 25, 2014) at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Christina Ricci Kills It in the Lifetime Original Movie 'Lizzie Borden Took An Ax,' Premiering January 25

The nursery rhyme "Lizzie Borden took an ax...and gave her mother forty whacks...when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one" has been folklore for generations. But, in fact, it was Lizzie Borden -- one of the most legendary figures in American history - who first whetted the public's voracious interest in scandalous crimes in the 1800s with her own gruesome story involving the brutal murder of her parents.

Starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Christina Ricci (Monster), Golden Globe Nominee Billy Campbell (THE KILLING) and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Clea DuVall (Argo), the Lifetime Original Movie Lizzie Borden Took An Ax premieres January 25, 2014, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

On a scorching, hot summer day in 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden (Ricci) returns home to the house she shares with her father Andrew, stepmother Abby and sister Emma (DuVall). But, unlike any normal day, Lizzie encounters the bloody scene of her parents violently murdered.

Syfy Thriller HELIX Set to Premiere January 10

Syfy's newest original scripted series HELIX will launch Friday, January 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Repeats of the premiere will air continuously on Syfy all-day Saturday, January 11 until 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Executive produced by Ronald D. Moore, Steven Maeda who is also showrunner, and Lynda Obst, the 13-episode drama stars Billy Campbell and Hiroyuki Sanada.

HELIX is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to the high-tech research facility, Arctic BioSystems to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind's salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.

Check out the trailer below:

Syfy's HELIX Begins Production in Montreal with Final Cast Set

Syfy's newest original scripted series HELIX from Sony Pictures Television began production this past weekend in Montreal, Canada. The 13-episode drama is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore, Steven Maeda who is also showrunner, and Lynda Obst. Cameron Porsandeh, who wrote the pilot, will serve as a Co-Executive Producer.

HELIX is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind's salvation or total annihilation. However, the lethal threat is just the tip of the iceberg, and as the virus evolves, the chilling truth begins to unravel.