{"id":96545,"date":"2025-03-20T14:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=96545"},"modified":"2025-03-20T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:49:49","slug":"lifetime-announces-the-all-new-movie-franchise-temptations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/20\/lifetime-announces-the-all-new-movie-franchise-temptations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Announces the All-New Movie Franchise &#8220;Temptations&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42445\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lifetime-tv-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lifetime-tv-logo.jpeg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lifetime-tv-logo-300x113.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Following the success of the <em>Seven Deadly Sins<\/em>\u00a0movie franchise, Lifetime announces the all-new <em><strong>Temptations<\/strong><\/em> movie franchise from Derrick Williams and Adriane Hopper Williams, executive producers for DNA Media Group. Actress\/director Tasha Smith (Survival of the Thickest) stars and serves as an executive producer on Desire: A Temptations Story alongside NAACP Image Award winner Adrian Holmes (<em>Bel-Air<\/em>). Premiering Saturday, April 19 @ 8PM\/7c, Smith leads the film as Kendra, a high-profile talk show host who, after a whirlwind vacation romance, gives into her temptations and spontaneously marries her new suitor Malcolm (Holmes)&#8230; only to discover her desires have led her down a dangerous path.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fame: A Temptations Story<\/em> premieres the following Saturday on April 26 @ 8PM\/7c and stars NAACP Image and BET award winner Keri Hilson (<em>Almost Christmas<\/em>) and Juno award winner Keshia Chant\u00e9 (<em>Law &amp; Order,106 &amp; Park<\/em>). Hilson and Chant\u00e9 are both known for their own chart-topping hits, star as sisters who are the hottest singing duo on the music scene&#8230; but both secretly wonder about the other&#8217;s true intentions. After they live through a frightening robbery, the sisters must put aside the temptations for fame to be freed from their rivalry.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2931528289\" 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<h4>About Desire: A Temptations Story<\/h4>\n<p>Desire follows inspirational talk show host Kendra (Tasha Smith) who is at the top of her game when she faces the tragic loss of her mother. At the urging of her team, Kendra takes time off to heal her soul and while on vacation, Kendra meets the man of her dreams, Malcolm (Adrian Holmes). Taken by his charm and good looks, Kendra gives into her desires and becomes caught up in a whirlwind romance and spontaneously marries Malcolm. Once the newlyweds return home, truths about Malcolm&#8217;s past start to come to light and he leads Kendra down a dangerous path.<\/p>\n<p>Desire also stars Jamall Johnson, Millan Tesfazgi, Miranda Edwards, Everick Golding, Requell Jodeah, and Diana Pavlovsk\u00e1.<\/p>\n<h4>About Fame: A Temptations Story<\/h4>\n<p>Fame &#8211; To the outside world, the Jordan sisters, Cherish (Keri Hilson) and Roxy (Keshia Chant\u00e9) are the hottest singing duo on the charts&#8230; but behind closed doors, sibling rivalry runs deep. After returning to their hotel one night, the sisters&#8217; penthouse is the target of a frightening jewel heist. Investigators believe the robbery was an inside job and rumors spread that Roxy secretly planned and staged the crime. Will the sisters put aside their lust for the spotlight &#8230; or will they let their temptation for fame tear them apart for good?<\/p>\n<p><em>Fame<\/em> also stars Romeo Miller, Ecstasia Sanders, Nathan Witte, Veronica Long, Reese Alexander, and Sophie Carriere.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3067765811\" 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>Desire: A Temptations Story<\/em> and <em>Fame: A Temptations Story<\/em> are executive produced by DNA Media Group for Lifetime. Derrick Williams, Adriane Hopper Williams, Ngozi Paul, and Breanne Laplante serve as executive producers on both movies, and Tasha Smith serves as executive producer on Desire. Abraham Fraser also produces for DNA Media Group North. Robert Adetuyi directs both films with the Desire script from Kate Green and Jane Espenson and the Fame script from Andrea Shawcross, Annmarie Morais, and Jane Espenson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the success of the Seven Deadly Sins\u00a0movie franchise, Lifetime announces the all-new Temptations movie franchise from Derrick Williams and Adriane Hopper Williams, executive producers for DNA Media Group. 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