{"id":41177,"date":"2022-08-12T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T20:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=41177"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T20:43:02","slug":"lifetime-announces-two-movies-for-the-2022-its-a-wonderful-lifetime-holiday-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/12\/lifetime-announces-two-movies-for-the-2022-its-a-wonderful-lifetime-holiday-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Announces Two Movies for the 2022 &#8220;It&#8217;s a Wonderful Lifetime&#8221; Holiday Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30178\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wonderful-Lifetime.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wonderful-Lifetime.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wonderful-Lifetime-300x192.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Marissa-Jaret-Winokur.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-41179\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Marissa-Jaret-Winokur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Marissa-Jaret-Winokur.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Marissa-Jaret-Winokur-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Lifetime is making a star-studded list, checking it twice, and adding EGOT award winner Rita Moreno and returning favorites Marissa Jaret Winokur and Sarah Drew to the network&#8217;s 2022 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">It&#8217;s a Wonderful Lifetime<\/span> movie slate. Moreno will be starring in<strong><em> Santa Bootcamp<\/em><\/strong> along with Winokur (<em>Hairspray, Celebrity Big Brother<\/em>), Emily Kinney (<em>The Walking Dead<\/em>), and Justin Gaston (<em>Nashville Star<\/em>) and the holiday tentpole movie will be directed by the network&#8217;s Queen of Christmas, Melissa Joan Hart. This will mark a holiday reunion for Hart and Winokur, as they previously starred in the network&#8217;s 2018 film <em>A Very Nutty Christmas<\/em> together. In addition, <em>Santa Bootcamp<\/em> will be Hart&#8217;s fourth directed picture for the network, which will join her previously directed Lifetime films, <em>The Santa Con<\/em>, <em>Feliz NaviDAD<\/em> and T<em>he Watcher in the Woods<\/em>. <em>Santa Bootcamp<\/em> will also showcase the network&#8217;s commitment to diversity and inclusivity, as deaf actors Deanne Bray and Zyra Singleton will be joining the cast.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Drew (<em>Grey&#8217;s Anatomy, Cruel Summer<\/em>) pulls triple duty as the star, executive producer, and writer of <em>Reindeer Games Homecoming<\/em>. Drew stars opposite Justin Bruening (<em>Sweet Magnolias, Grey&#8217;s Anatomy<\/em>), reuniting the two former co-stars. Sarah has previously starred in T<em>winkle All the Way<\/em> and <em>Christmas Pen Pals<\/em>. All will be joining Lifetime&#8217;s current nice list of announced 2022 holiday talent which includes Mario Lopez, Jana Kramer, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Patti LaBelle, Brooke Elliott, Brandon Quinn, and Danny Pintauro.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3188105886\" 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<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have always been a holiday person&#8230; particularly Christmas. The idea that I&#8217;m actually going to participate in this wonderful Lifetime Christmas movie, <em>Santa Bootcamp<\/em>, just tickles me to no end,&#8221; said Moreno. &#8220;I have been known, at Christmas time, to decorate anyone in my house who happens to stand still for more than a minute. I will decorate anyone and anything because I turn into a child. Therefore, what a treat for me! Thank you Lifetime. My grandchildren are already celebrating!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The full <em>It&#8217;s a Wonderful Lifetime<\/em> slate and airdates will be announced this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Full movie descriptions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>SANTA BOOTCAMP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When event planner, Emily Strauss (Emily Kinney, <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>), is hired by mall magnate, Ed Mancini (Patrick Cassidy, <em>Castle<\/em>) to stage the ultimate Christmas Gala for his most important investors, Emily finds herself being sent to bootcamp &#8211; <em>Santa Bootcamp<\/em> &#8211; to find the perfect Santa and inspiration she will need to make the evening a success. While there, Emily meets Belle (Rita Moreno, <em>West Side Story<\/em>), the bootcamp&#8217;s drill sergeant with a heart of gold, who helps Emily rediscover the magic of Christmas and find romance along the way. Additional casting includes Tony\u00ae award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, Justin Gaston, John Schuck, and deaf actors Deanne Bray and Zyra Singleton<\/p><div id=\"morty-3316120543\" 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><em>Santa Bootcamp<\/em> is directed by Melissa Joan Hart, who also serves as executive producer along with Irene Dreayer, Gina Rugolo Judd, and Paula Hart. The film is produced by Hartbreak Films Inc with a script written by Michael J. 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