Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell actually made a Lifetime movie

It's no Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?, but it'll do: The trailer for Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig’s made-for-TV movie, A Deadly Adoption, has been released, and it couldn't get more Lifetime-y if it tried.

In the super short clip, Wiig is shown with a gun, and co-star Jessica Lowndes is driving a truck that's headed straight for a bearded Ferrell, who is standing in the middle of the road. It ends with Ferrell telling Lowndes, "You really are a strange girl," and then giving a rueful chuckle.

For those scratching their heads at the words "Kristen Wiig," "Will Ferrell," and "Lifetime": News of the film became public on April 1. At the time, executive producer Ferrell said the movie was finished but would never be released, Variety reports. It now has a premiere date — June 20 — but only Wiig and Ferrell know if it's an actual made-for-TV movie or an elaborate send-up of a clichè-ridden genre.Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.