The Stepmother 2 by Marques Houston and Chris Stokes, a sequel to The Stepmother, with Erica Mena starring as Elizabeth Carter/Diana Valdez. The project is scheduled to premiere in December.
The Stepmother 2 picks up after Elizabeth, a woman with dissociative identity disorder, cheats death in a showdown with the Linbrook family, as she is released from the hospital with a new mission: find a new family and live happily ever after. However, as much as she yearns for normality, she cannot escape her haunted past and will fight to protect her fairy tale at all costs.
Director: Chris Stokes
Writers: Marques Houston, Chris Stokes
Stars: Marques Houston, Wesley Jonathan, Erica Mena
The cast will also include Daniel Johnson as Kevin Smith, a loving and caring father who has fallen in love with a woman he knows as Diana, whom we know as Elizabeth Carter. Kevin is conflicted when his ex-wife shows up and wants to reconcile; LaVell Thompson Jr. as Dustin Smith, Kevin's teenage son who also loves his new mother figure, Diana. Dustin has questions when his real mother appears out of nowhere after 10 years; Wesley Jonathan as Chris Harris, a retired cop, now a private investigator, who happens to be Kevin's best friend. Chris is very intelligent and observant. He is suspicious of Diana almost immediately; Judi Johnson as Janet Smith, Kevin's ex-wife who appears after 10 years of no communication following the death of her daughter. She wants to reconcile, but Kevin doesn't feel the same way.
The thriller also stars Houston, Justin Sweat, Michael Toland, Alfred Nolan Thomas, and Billie King in undisclosed roles.
The Stepmother 2 is directed by Stokes, who is executive producing along with Houston, with Juanita Stokes, the president of Footage Films, serving as producer.
Mena is represented by Crystal Ship Artists Agency and WhiteGold Management. Houston and Stokes are represented by Glenn Litwak.