“Stolen by Their Father” was another role that Sarah Drew was able to connect to, but this time it was as a mother of two. The 2022 Lifetime film is based on a true story about a woman named Lizbeth Meredith whose ex-husband kidnapped their two daughters and fled to Greece. Meredith does everything she can to track him down and bring the girls back, which proves difficult as she deals with the complicated legal system. “It’s a very intense story. It was an incredible experience to shoot it. But I was also ready to not be in the land of the trauma I was in while playing that role. So I was ready when it ended to get back to my kids and feel all at peace again,” she told Smashing Interviews Magazine.
The first half of the film was easier on Drew, as she was able to have her own children with her in Greece, per ET. However, she revealed, “But going to Canada to finish it, being away from my kids, I gotta tell you, by the time we were on the final scene of the final day, I was like, ‘Someone put me on a plane! I have to hug my children.” While Drew had an emotional journey playing Meredith, she was grateful to be able to share her story.
