They Buried a Director She Rose a Queen

Summary

I’m the kind of director who makes studios rich. The kind whose name above the title guarantees a hit.

So when my fiancé, the show's primary investor, demanded I cast his childhood sweetheart, Mia Sutton, as my leading lady, I should have known it was trouble.

I refused, citing that she was utterly wrong for the part. As a consolation, I gave her the role of the villain—the second female lead.

When the show became a runaway success, Mia’s portrayal of the venomous antagonist was so convincing that the internet turned on her.