Release Date:5/12/21 – Series Premiere; Netflix Genre:Comedy Rating:NR Director(s):Sheldon Epps, Ken Whittingham, Robbie Countryman, Kelly Park Studio(s):Netflix, Push It Productions
Story:A working-class Black family in Indiana strives for a better life and a happy home while juggling everyday struggles in this comedy series. Source: Netflix.
Cast: Kim Fields (Emma), Adrian Holmes (Ben), BJ Harrison (Leonna), Andrew Creightney (Grandpa Roy), Mindy Cohn (Rose), Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon.
Details: The stars of The Facts of Life are coming back together, just in time for Christmas! Kim Fields, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon will reunite in the Christmas movie You Light Up My Christmas, premiering Dec.1 on Lifetime as part of the channel’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” programming. The holiday movie’s executive producer and star Kim Fields — who describes these cast members as her “sisters” — is the one who invited her fellow child actresses to get on board.
Story: Inspired by true events, Emma (Kim Fields) returns to her hometown built around her family’s pioneer Christmas Light Factory two weeks before Christmas. However upon Emma’s return, she discovers the lights have gone dim in the once festive town, prompting her to reconnect with an old flame to set their hearts and the town ablaze with light again. Source(s): Lifetime.com; People.com.
Release Date: 9/29/17; In Theaters Genre: Drama/Faith Based Rating: Unknown Running Time: Unknown Director: Kevan Otto Studio(s): Silver Lining Entertainment, Pure Flix Entertainment
Cast: Richard T. Jones, Kim Fields, C. Thomas Howell, Greg Alan Williams, Jaci Velasquez, Renee O’Connor and T.C. Stallings.
Story: Faith-based drama revolves around three families from different cultures who live in the same community; they are complete strangers living vastly separate lives until a texting-and-driving accident thrusts them onto converging paths where they discover God’s love, forgiveness, grace and mercy.
Pastor David Newman is a loving husband and father, set to take over his dad’s church while neglecting the promises he’s made to his 12-year-old son, Eric. Kate Hernandez is a spiritually driven single-parent and owner of a local restaurant. Her daughter Maria is a free-spirited teenager aspiring to be the first in her family to go to college. John Danielson is the owner of a failing construction company who sees his daughter Michelle’s fledgling singing career as a way out of financial trouble. The lives of these strangers collide when two twists of fate strike back to back. The first: while texting and driving in her car, Maria accidentally hits Eric, which lands Maria in jail and leaves Eric’s family with an unthinkable dilemma. The second: while auditioning for a major record label, Michelle collapses, leading to a discovery about her health which rocks the very foundation of her father’s dream.
All three families find themselves at a crossroads, questioning their faith and the higher power that guides their lives. As each family member deals with their issues, their worlds start to intertwine. This leads to a chain of events which unknowingly brings the three families closer and closer together. Source: official site.
Release Date: 5/12/21 – Series Premiere; Netflix
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