"Single Ladies" star LeToya Luckett, "Hit The Floor" star Rob Riley, Jaleel White, Taraji P. Henson and En Vogue are all gearing up for fall/winter tv projects. Get the deets on these coming attractions inside...
Singer LeToya Luckett (shown atop with YBF fav Rob Riley), Gladys Knight (above), and executive producer Taraji P. Henson will star Lifetime's original movie Seasons of Love (Sunday, November 23, 9PM ET/PT). Here's the synopsis:
"Kyla (LeToya ) and Amir’s (Cleo Anthony, Divergent) new romance is thrown for a loop when Amir’s father (Richard Portnow) suddenly passes away and Kyla’s ex, Miles (Rob Riley, Hit the Floor), comes back into the picture. The two struggle to determine what truly matters to them in this story of life, love and family."
Also on Lifetime...
R&B singing group En Vogue will star as themselves (how clever!) in a holiday film about "getting back together" and performing. An En Vogue Christmas (Saturday, November 22, 8PM ET/PT) will feature both EV classics and two new tunes.
"Over the years, the funky divas of En Vogue have gone their separate ways, until they are asked to perform a benefit concert to save the club that made them stars. They put aside their hesitations to reunite for the special night, but first must overcome their challenging history with Marty (David Alan Grier, In Living Color), their former manager and the man responsible for breaking them up. In the spirit of the holidays, the ladies find forgiveness and come together for an epic En Vogue Christmas concert to keep the club from closing its doors forever."
Jaleel White and "Pastor" Wendy Williams bring the holiday cheer in The Santa Con ((Saturday, December 13, 8PM ET/PT). Lifetime's press release says:
"Small-time con man Nick DeMarco (Barry Watson, Hart of Dixie) is ordered by his parole officer to take a minimum-wage job as a department store Santa during the holidays…and he hates it. Near the end of his first shift, he hastily promises a young boy, Billy (Tucker Meeks), that Santa will bring his estranged parents back together by Christmas. When his sister Rosemary (Melissa Joan Hart, Melissa and Joey) hears this, she is livid and can’t believe he would break a little boy’s heart with an empty promise. After a long night of soul searching – and with the help of an insightful female pastor (Wendy Williams) – Nick decides to make good on his promise to the child, somehow. But after meeting the boy’s mother Carol (Melissa Sagemiller, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), will Nick ultimately choose to put the happiness of others ahead of his own? "
And on ABC's hit series "black•ish"...
Hollywood fave Jenifer Lewis will joinAnthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross on the show (Wednesdays, 8:30pCT) in the recurring role of Dre’s (Anthony Anderson) overbearing mom. While she'll have a great relationship with her son, some of the comedic elements will stem from her clashes with [Dre's wife] Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross). We can't wait!
Photos via Letoya's Instagram/Jenifer Lewis' Facebook/Lifetime