Synopsis
After the brutal death of a friend, a group of friends find themselves in possession of a video-game called "Stay Alive," a blood-curdling true story of a 17th century noblewoman known as the Blood Countess. After playing the game when they know they shouldn't, however, the friends realize that once they die in the game — they die for real!
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Director & Writers
William Brent Bell
Director
William Brent Bell
Writer
Matthew Peterman
Writer
Cast
Samaire Armstrong
Abigail
Frankie Muniz
Swink
Sophia Bush
October
Jimmi Simpson
Phineus
Adam Goldberg
Miller Banks
Wendell Pierce
Detective Thibodeaux
Milo Ventimiglia
Loomis Crowley
Billy Slaughter
Rex
Nicole Oppermann
Sarah
Jon Foster
Hutch
