Ashlyn is coerced by her stepmother, Miriam, to come join the family on a trip to the Caribbean as part of destination wedding. Miriam is the bride to be, and though Ashlyn has been on her own for a while, her stepfamily is quick to fall into old patterns of undervaluing Ashlyn, putting her down, and expecting her to do everything. To make things harder, Miriam's fiancé, Bruce, is a wonderful man who is oblivious to Miriam's ways. Ashlyn finds friendship and the beginnings of love with Bruce’s son, Noah. But Ashlyn struggles to have her own happily ever after when she knows her stepfamily is set to ruin Bruce.
Acting
Tamari Dunbar's Miriam is gloriously, hateably specific.
Production
Actual Caribbean locations elevate this above soundstage fair.
Writing
Ashlyn's refusal to be saved hits different than classic Cinderella.
Director
Brian Brough
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is part of a wave of 'diverse Cinderella' TV movies reimagining the tale across cultures—here using Caribbean tourism wealth as the 'kingdom' and service labor as the glass slipper trap.
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