Are you ready for some Lifetime holiday movie goodness?
Scroll down to find out which movies will be a part of It's a Wonderful Lifetime this holiday season.
There are plenty of festive treats on the way.
1. 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 starts 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 inn’s 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...
Scroll down to find out which movies will be a part of It's a Wonderful Lifetime this holiday season.
There are plenty of festive treats on the way.
1. 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 starts 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 inn’s 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...
- 10/11/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Lifetime Sets Expanded Holiday Slate, Including Network's First LGBTQ-Led Movie The Christmas Set-Up
Lifetime is making plans for its biggest Holiday slate to date.
Reaching over 80.1 million total viewers during last year's It's a Wonderful Lifetime programming block, the cabler emerged as the #1 holiday movie destination.
For 2020, the star studded It's a Wonderful Lifetime slate will feature 30 new movies, and over 1200 hours of holiday programming - 24/7 - from mid-October through December with many new and returning stars.
Hooray, right?
This year Lifetime dives deeper in the commitment for diverse storytelling with its storylines, talent and characters.
Following last year's Twinkle All the Way which featured an on screen, same sex kiss between couple Lex and Danny (Brian Sills and Mark Ghanimé), Lifetime has greenlighted The Christmas Set Up, the networks' first movie with a LGBTQ romance as the lead story.
Additionally, Lifetime has greenlighted its first holiday movie centered on a Chinese-American family in A Sugar & Spice Holiday, to be directed by...
Reaching over 80.1 million total viewers during last year's It's a Wonderful Lifetime programming block, the cabler emerged as the #1 holiday movie destination.
For 2020, the star studded It's a Wonderful Lifetime slate will feature 30 new movies, and over 1200 hours of holiday programming - 24/7 - from mid-October through December with many new and returning stars.
Hooray, right?
This year Lifetime dives deeper in the commitment for diverse storytelling with its storylines, talent and characters.
Following last year's Twinkle All the Way which featured an on screen, same sex kiss between couple Lex and Danny (Brian Sills and Mark Ghanimé), Lifetime has greenlighted The Christmas Set Up, the networks' first movie with a LGBTQ romance as the lead story.
Additionally, Lifetime has greenlighted its first holiday movie centered on a Chinese-American family in A Sugar & Spice Holiday, to be directed by...
- 8/3/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Lifetime’s 2020 slate for their “It’s A Wonderful Lifetime” holiday programming will feature 30 new movies with two pics serving diverse narratives, talent and characters. Starting mid-October and continuing through December, the network will offer over 1,200 hours of programming to give you some holiday cheer.
After last year’s Twinkle All the Way featured an on-screen, same-sex kiss between couple Lex and Danny (Brian Sills and Mark Ghanimé), Lifetime will continue to bolster their LGBTQ representation with The Christmas Set Up. This marks the network’s first movie with an LGBTQ romance as the lead story. In addition, Lifetime has greenlit A Sugar & Spice Holiday, its first holiday movie centered on a Chinese-American family. Jennifer Liao is set to direct with Eirene Donohue writing. Casting is currently underway on both movies, with production set to begin this month.
“We are thrilled to continue our legacy of creating a holiday destination that...
After last year’s Twinkle All the Way featured an on-screen, same-sex kiss between couple Lex and Danny (Brian Sills and Mark Ghanimé), Lifetime will continue to bolster their LGBTQ representation with The Christmas Set Up. This marks the network’s first movie with an LGBTQ romance as the lead story. In addition, Lifetime has greenlit A Sugar & Spice Holiday, its first holiday movie centered on a Chinese-American family. Jennifer Liao is set to direct with Eirene Donohue writing. Casting is currently underway on both movies, with production set to begin this month.
“We are thrilled to continue our legacy of creating a holiday destination that...
- 8/3/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Your move, Hallmark!
Lifetime announced on Monday as part of its virtual Television Critics Association summer press tour that, following last year’s Twinkle All the Way (which featured a same-sex kiss between characters played by Brian Sills and Mark Ghanimé), the cabler has greenlit The Christmas Set-Up, its first movie with a LGBTQ romance as the lead story. The synopsis reads:
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Lifetime announced on Monday as part of its virtual Television Critics Association summer press tour that, following last year’s Twinkle All the Way (which featured a same-sex kiss between characters played by Brian Sills and Mark Ghanimé), the cabler has greenlit The Christmas Set-Up, its first movie with a LGBTQ romance as the lead story. The synopsis reads:
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- 8/3/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Lifetime has set “The Christmas Set Up,” its first-ever Christmas movie centered on a gay couple, which will air as part of the cable channel’s slate of 30 new holiday films this year.
“We’re proud that we were able to share an amazing storyline last year featuring a same-sex kiss in ‘Twinkle All the Way,'” Lifetime and Lmn head of programming Amy Winter said Monday during the cable channel’s presentation at the virtual Summer Ctam tour. “And this year, we’re even more proud to announce one of our Christmas movies will feature an LGBTQ lead story because, at Lifetime, the holidays truly are for everyone.”
Lifetime, along with its competitor the Hallmark Channel, has been criticized for the lack of LGBTQ lead characters in its Christmas movies, an omission both cable channels have said they plan to remedy in the future. And while Lifetime had some...
“We’re proud that we were able to share an amazing storyline last year featuring a same-sex kiss in ‘Twinkle All the Way,'” Lifetime and Lmn head of programming Amy Winter said Monday during the cable channel’s presentation at the virtual Summer Ctam tour. “And this year, we’re even more proud to announce one of our Christmas movies will feature an LGBTQ lead story because, at Lifetime, the holidays truly are for everyone.”
Lifetime, along with its competitor the Hallmark Channel, has been criticized for the lack of LGBTQ lead characters in its Christmas movies, an omission both cable channels have said they plan to remedy in the future. And while Lifetime had some...
- 8/3/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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- 8/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
On Monday night, March 22nd, an all-star line-up of Broadway performers united to honor legendary composer, Stephen Sondheim. The evening celebrated the journey of Woods and Sondheim from stage to screen. Performances included music from Into the Woods as well as other Sondheim classics sung by feature film and Broadway talent including Lilla Crawford, Tituss Burgess, Lance Horne, Norm Lewis, Michael McElroy amp Broadway Inspirational Voices, Abby Mueller, Andrew Nielson, Kristin Olness, Molly Pope, Christopher Sieber, Brian Sills,Catherine Walker, Trevor Vaughn, Michael-Leon Wooley, Karen Ziemba, Chip Zien and more. BroadwayWorld brings you interviews with all of the red carpet guests below...
- 3/28/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
An all-star line-up of Broadway performers united to honor legendary composer, Stephen Sondheim. The evening celebrated the journey of Woods and Sondheim from stage to screen. Film talent in attendance included actors Billy Magnussen, Lilla Crawford and MacKenzie Mauzy. Performances included music from Into the Woods as well as other Sondheim classics sung by feature film and Broadway talent including Lilla Crawford, Tituss Burgess, Lance Horne, Norm Lewis, Michael McElroy amp Broadway Inspirational Voices, Abby Mueller, Andrew Nielson, Kristin Olness, Molly Pope, Christopher Sieber, Brian Sills, Catherine Walker, Trevor Vaughn, Michael-Leon Wooley, Karen Ziemba, Chip Zien and more.
- 3/23/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Click below to watch a fun and funny video featuring Broadway's Caroline O'Connor A Christmas Story, Prince of Broadway, Mark Price Mary Poppins, Rocky Horror, Dance of the Vampires, Wonderful Town, Sarah Litzsinger Beauty and the Beast and Adam Monley Mamma Mia in Brian Sills' The Sills System for Success in Regional Theater, a lighthearted, satirical look at the realities of an actor's life.
- 11/1/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
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