Freeform announced today that actress Zelda Williams will be THE VOICE behind THE LETTER, a one-hour unscripted relationship show that focuses on friends challenging each other to better themselves through anonymous letters written to each other. Williams will also serve as producer on the series. She currently stars as Drew on the network's original drama series "Dead of Summer," which airs Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. EDT. "The Letter" will premiere on FreeForm later this year.
"The Letter" is a bold, new relationship show that asks the simple question: "If you could anonymously tell your best friend in a letter the things that he or she really needed to hear, would you do it?" In each stand-alone episode, four friends for life draw names and anonymously write to the selected person a thoughtful, yet totally honest letter outlining their opinion of what needs to be changed in order to improve and transform their friend's life for the better. For one week, each "reader" must follow all the rules and instructions outlined in the letter - culminating in a dramatic and emotionally charged meeting where the authors of each letter reveal themselves to their best friends.
"The Letter" is produced by Sirens Media, part of Leftfield Entertainment, an ITV America company. Executive producers for Sirens Media are Rebecca Toth Diefenbach, Valerie Haselton, Jack Mori, Arthur Borman and Lucilla D'Agostino, with Brent Montgomery. Zelda Williams serves as producer.
About Sirens Media Sirens Media was founded in 2005 by Co-Presidents Rebecca Toth Diefenbach and Valerie Haselton, and has produced hundreds of hours of innovative, bold and compelling top-rated programming for the major cable networks. Sirens is best known for producing powerhouse reality series "Real Housewives of New Jersey" for Bravo. The series has repeatedly broken ratings records for the network and remains in the forefront of the cultural zeitgeist. Sirens' successful, longstanding partnership with Discovery ID currently boasts seven series on the air for the network, including "House of Horrors," "Evil Kin," "Nightmare Next Door" and "Hell House." Other current Sirens credits include RHONJ spinoff series "Manzo'd with Children" (Bravo), "Thicker Than Water" (Bravo), "For My Man" (tvOne), and upcoming true crime series "Killing Fields" for Discovery Channel. In 2013, Sirens became part of Leftfield Entertainment (an ITV America company).
About Leftfield Entertainment Founded by producer and CEO Brent Montgomery in 2013, Leftfield Entertainment produces compelling content across various programming genres, including reality, docu-series, lifestyle programming, documentary and competition. Anchored by flagship production company Leftfield Pictures ("Pawn Stars"), the Leftfield Entertainment group also includes Sirens Media ("The Real Housewives of New Jersey"), Loud TV ("Tiny House Nation"), Outpost Entertainment ("Forged in Fire") and Riot Creative. ITV acquired Leftfield Entertainment in May 2014.
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