Lifetime Greenlights Conspiracy Thriller THE LOTTERY; Stars Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, David Alpay & Martin Donovan

Marley Shelton will star in THE LOTTERY.

Lifetime has ordered 10 episodes of the conspiracy thriller THE LOTTERY, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lifetime.

THE LOTTERY is Lifetime's second scripted series pickup this year. Last week it ordered 10 episodes of A+E Studios' UN-REAL, which goes behind-the-scenes of a hit competition dating show and is led by a young staffer (Shiri Appleby) whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the program's producers demand.

"THE LOTTERY is one of the most provocative and original concepts we've ever seen," Sharenow said. "Tim Sexton's unique dystopian thriller represents an exciting new direction for Lifetime and continues cable's position on the leading edge of bold, high-quality scripted drama."