LIFETIME ANNOUNCES THREE ADDITIONAL MOVIES FOR 2022
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFETIME HOLIDAY SLATE
SEVEN-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER
TONI BRAXTON EXECUTIVE PRODUCES
A CHRISTMAS SPARK
STARRING EMMY WINNER JANE SEYMOUR
IN A REUNION WITH JOE LANDO
16-TIME GRAMMY WINNING GOSPEL ARTIST
KIRK FRANKLIN
RETURNS TO LIFETIME TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE
KIRK FRANKLIN’S THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
STARRING NATURI NAUGHTON AND LUKE JAMES
JODIE SWEETIN
JOINS THE LIFETIME HOLIDAY FAMILY WITH
MERRY SWISSMAS
ALONGSIDE TIM ROZON
TO KICK OFF SLATE ON NOVEMBER 5
A CHRISTMAS SPARK
Recently widowed Molly (Seymour) has lost her zest for life and given up on ever finding love again. But when she decides to visit her daughter for Christmas she has no idea what holiday magic is in store for her. A former drama teacher, Molly reluctantly takes on the job of directing the town's Christmas pageant and soon finds herself falling for her leading man, Hank (Lando), the town's most eligible bachelor. As Molly and the irrepressible Hank fall in love, she rediscovers her inner free spirit and finds a new lease on life. And when the star of the pageant loses her voice moments before the show, it will be up to Molly to step into the spotlight and shine brightly for the first time in her life.
A Christmas Spark is produced by Lighthouse Pictures and is being distributed by Sony Pictures Television. Toni Braxton, Stephen Bulka, and Jamie Goehring are executive producing. Rhonda Baraka directs from a script by Eirene Tran Donohue.
KIRK FRANKLIN'S THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
While driving on Christmas Eve, estranged mother and daughter, Journee (Naturi Naughton) and Nia (Lorea Turner) are caught in a snowstorm that forces them to take refuge inside a church where parishioners are reeling from the cancellation of their annual holiday concert. The spirit of the season takes hold as Journee and Nia weather the wintry storm together with the other churchgoers, including Adam (Luke James) a handsome youth pastor and a heavenly music teacher (Kirk Franklin), who motivate the mother and daughter to reconcile their differences through music, faith, and love. With the help from this unlikely yet spirited group of strangers, Journee and Nia then band together in the hope of helping the church salvage not only their holiday traditions, but also their show-stopping Christmas day performance despite the raging storm outside.
Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas is produced by Swirl Films and Big Dreams Entertainment. Kirk Franklin, Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd, Eric Tomosunas, Angela Plasschaert, Leslie Greif and Alex Kerr serve as executive producers. Tailiah Breon directs from a script by Tara Knight.
MERRY SWISSMAS
NOVEMBER 5 AT 8/7C
Alex (Jodie Sweetin) has wonderful memories of Christmas with her best friend Beth (Mikaela Lily Davies), until Beth started dating Alex’s ex, Jesse (David Pinard). Because she has missed the last few Christmases with family due to her demanding job as an architect, Alex is excited to spend the holidays with her mother Caroline (Jane Wheeler), who is opening an inn in Switzerland. Much to her dismay, she learns that Jesse and Beth are also visiting for the Inns’ opening. When Alex meets Liam (Tim Rozon), a single father and the manager of her mother’s inn, Liam attempts to show her all the Christmas traditions and culture of Switzerland and helps Alex open herself up to love and forgiveness this holiday season.
Merry Swissmas is produced in association with Reel One Entertainment for Lifetime. Executive producers include Tom Berry, Barbara Fisher, Kenneth Hirsch, Laura Francis, Serge Desrosiers, and John L’Ecuyer, who also directs from a script by Lauren Balson Carter.
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My *Quick* Take:
How fun to see Jane Seymour and Joe Lando working on this new Lifetime Christmas movie together. They were wonderful together on the Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman series. I remember watching that show faithfully every Saturday night. Jane and Joe also reunited in 2011 for the Hallmark movie, Perfectly Prudence.
It's also interesting that Jodie Sweetin will be starring alongside Tim Rozon, who Candace Cameron Bure (Jodie's Full House TV sister) worked with in the Hallmark movie, Christmas Town.
Please share your take on these movies in comments below...
Have a Merry Day! Net
Jodie Sweetin has another Christmas for Hallmark - it’s a sequel to Christmas Under Wraps
ReplyDeleteIt’s originally starred Candace Cameron Bure - her Character’s love interest is in it
I thought Jodie Sweetin’s Christmas movie with Tim Rozon In Christmas in Switzerland for GAC/GAFAM but Lifetime changes the titled Merry Swissmas
All three movies have leading characters who have been married before - where's the balance in that?
ReplyDeleteAnother three I won't be watching - Florence
Just so everyone knows Jodie’s movie wasn’t filmed in Switzerland
ReplyDeleteThey all sound wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI grew up watching Little House and then later Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. It would be so cool to see them together again!
ReplyDeleteI hope Jodie’s movies are family friendly and I’m excited to see Jane and Joe together again. I hope their movie is family friendly too.
ReplyDeleteI will be taping all these movies this year. So glad I got FrndlyTV as I haven't been able to watch in previous years. Lifetime has corny, fun and romantic movies. -- can't wait!
ReplyDeleteIt’s not just the movies to be wary of, it’s the commercials that are not family friendly you have to dodge. They can be a lot worse.
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