{"id":22599,"date":"2021-06-17T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T23:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=22599"},"modified":"2021-06-17T19:45:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T23:45:14","slug":"lifetime-greenlights-reimagined-highway-to-heaven-movie-series-starring-jill-scott-and-barry-watson-starting-fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/17\/lifetime-greenlights-reimagined-highway-to-heaven-movie-series-starring-jill-scott-and-barry-watson-starting-fall-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Greenlights Reimagined &#8220;Highway to Heaven&#8221; Movie Series Starring Jill Scott and Barry Watson Starting Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22600\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/highway-to-heaven.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/highway-to-heaven.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/highway-to-heaven-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Barry Watson by Justine Yeung; Photo of Jill Scott by Dion Farrell; Courtesy of Lifetime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lifetime is offering an inspiring new take on a beloved classic with the greenlight of the event movie series <strong><em>Highway to Heaven<\/em><\/strong> starring Grammy(R) winner Jill Scott (<em>First Wives Club<\/em>), who also Executive Produces, as the new angel Angela who comes down to Earth to help people in crisis. It also stars Barry Watson (<em>The Loudest Voice<\/em>) as Junior High School principal Bruce to whom Angela reveals her true identity. In cooperation with Cindy Landon and the Michael Landon Estate, the wheel of movies are inspired by the highly-rated 80s drama that ran over 100 episodes between 1984 &#8211; 1989. With a constant theme throughout of love and kindness, the reboot aims to inspire hope and community as it addresses contemporary social and emotional issues, this time with a female angel as the anchor of the movie series.<\/p>\n<p>This marks a reunion for Lifetime and Jill Scott, who previously starred in the Emmy(R) nominated Flint centered on the water crisis, the all-African American reboot of Steel Magnolias and Sins of the Mother. Barry Watson also returns to Lifetime for his first non-holiday movie role for network, having previously starred in <em>A Very Nutty Christmas<\/em> and <em>The Santa Con<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2633312280\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The original <em>Highway to Heaven<\/em> was appointment viewing for millions and in a time when we need those messages of hope the most, we are excited to bring back the iconic series in a new way,&#8221; said Tanya Lopez, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Lifetime &amp; LMN. &#8220;Having worked with Jill previously for some of Lifetime&#8217;s most celebrated movies, we know she is the perfect actor to bring her passion and brilliance to this role. I just love her&#8230; Jill amplifies everything she touches in ways that make her pop off the screen. And the addition of Barry was just icing on the cake. I believe we have assembled a dynamic new duo with both Jill and Barry at the helm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lifetime&#8217;s <em>Highway to Heaven<\/em> follows Angela (Jill Scott), an angel sent back to Earth by God, to help others in need. In the premiere movie, Angela assumes the role of a temporary school counselor and finds herself working alongside the principal Bruce (Barry Watson) as she intervenes in the lives of a troubled student Cody (Ben Daon, <em>The Astronauts<\/em>) and his father Jeff (Robert Moloney, <em>Riverdale\/You Me Her<\/em>) after the tragic loss of Cody&#8217;s mother, Melissa (Ashley Ross, <em>A Series of Unfortunate Events<\/em>). As Angela seemingly works miracles with Cody and Jeff, Bruce is in disbelief when he learns of the divine nature of Angela&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>The first movie installment of the <em>Highway to Heaven<\/em> series is produced by Rain Productions and Propagate for Lifetime. Jonathan Baruch and Rob Wolken executive produce for Rain Productions; Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Gregory Lipstone, and Rodney Ferrell executive produce from Propagate; Howard Braunstein is executive producer; Jill Scott and Shawn Gee also executive produce. Stacey K. Black directs from an original script by executive producer\/writer Cathryn Humphris and award-winning playwright Angelica Ch\u00e9ri. Cindy Landon and Wayne Lepoff are executives producing on behalf of Michael Landon&#8217;s estate.<\/p>\n<p>JILL SCOTT BIO<\/p><div id=\"morty-5879221\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jill Scott is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best-selling poet, critically acclaimed actor, and multimedia entrepreneur. She released her much-anticipated debut record, &#8220;Who is Jill Scott? 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