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| Written by | Anne-Marie Hess |
| Directed by | Siobhan Devine |
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| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 1h 27min |
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Imperfect High is a 2021 drama film produced by Lifetime and starring Nia Sioux, Sherri Shepherd, Gabriel Darku and Ali Skovbye. The film premiered on September 18, 2021 on Lifetime. The film is a sequel to the 2015 movie Perfect High, which stars Bella Thorne, Israel Broussard, Daniela Bobadilla and Ross Butler.[1][2]
This sequel follows high school junior Hannah Brooks, who moves to Chicago after her mom gets a job offer and begins attending Lakewood High School, the same school that still is affected from Riley's death from six years earlier. Suffering from a crippling anxiety disorder, Hannah begins to worry that she won't fit in; however, it soon becomes the least of her worries when she befriends a group of popular, wealthy students and gets introduced to a life-altering addiction using steroids. "While trying to fit in with the "it" crowd, she finds herself pulled between two boys – a bad boy with a heart of gold, and an alluring, popular rich kid who is not as straight of an arrow as he seems. Her relationship with them sweeps her into a dangerous situation that her mother Deborah (Sherri Shepherd) must fight to save her from."[3]
The movie was announced ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, held on June 26. The producers also arranged to share the hotline and resource information for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on air and across the network's social media platforms.[4]
Filmed extensively in British Columbia, chiefly in several locations in Vancouver, production began on March 8, 2021, and wrapped up a few weeks later, on March 26, 2021. The shooting took place almost entirely in the Lower Mainland region, which comprises Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Langley Christian High School stood in for Lakewood High.[5]
