Lifetime sets its spring slate of movies with back-to-back original films featuring top names, beginning on Saturday, March 11 with�Girl in the Closet, starring�Tami Roman (Truth Be Told, The Ms. Pat Show) and multi-platinum artist�Remy Ma,�inspired by actual events of a young girl who was imprisoned in a basement and closet by her own aunt. Keshia Knight Pulliam�(A New Orleans Noel) headlines�The Hillsdale Adoption Scam�premiering on Saturday, March 18, inspired by the story of a couple who turn to adoption only to discover the baby they were waiting for was all part of an elaborate scam to steal their money.
Mena Suvari�(American Woman) stars as a successful business woman whose life begins to unravel after welcoming the sister she never knew she had into her life in�Twisted Sister, premiering Friday, March 24. Tamala Jones�(Castle) pulls double duty as executive producer and star of�Every Breath She Takes,�premiering Saturday, March 25. The movie also stars�Tisha Campbell (Uncoupled),�Brian White, (The Black Hamptons) and�Jack�e Harry�(Days of our Lives) and is the story of a woman who begins to question if her late husband is really deceased or if she is on the brink of losing her mind.
On Easter Sunday, April 9,�Tatyana Ali�(Fresh Prince of Bel Air)�stars in the biopic�Giving Hope: The Ni’Cola Mitchell Story, telling the inspirational story of Mitchell who created the influential Black youth program Girls Who Brunch. Finally,�Michael Michele�(Ali, ER) and�Savannah Lee Smith�(Gossip Girl)�star in the teen drinking drama�Drunk, Driving, and 17�premiering Saturday, April 15. These movies join previously announced Black Girl Missing starring Garcelle Beauvais debuting Saturday, March 4, and Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story from executive producer TD Jakes with Grammy� winners Stephanie Mills and Erica Campbell on Saturday, April 8.
Full descriptions of the new movies are available below.
All films debut at�8/7c. GIRL IN THE CLOSET STARS TAMI ROMAN, REMY MA, BRIELLE OLIVER, DAIJAH PETERS SATURDAY, MARCH 11