Harry in CAROLE’S CHRISTMAS (left); La Dare, Williams and Fox in ONE FINE CHRISTMAS. (right)| All Photos: OWN
Break out the cocoa and find your warmest festive sweater for a cozy night of Christmas movie-watching because, Oprah Winfrey‘s network is making their OWN holiday celebration this year!
It was announced this week that the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will make its first foray into made-for-television movies with three original holiday films, which are slated to premiere on OWN this November starring fan-favorites, including: Jackée Harry, Kimberley Elise, Marla Gibbs, Vanessa Williams and Tim Reid, as well as network stars Cayden K. Williams (“David Makes Man”) and Yohance Myles (“Ambitions”)!
“We are excited to bring holiday movies to OWN,” said Tina Perry, president, OWN. “This special time of year is about spending time with the ones you love, and we think our viewers are going to enjoy watching these movies together throughout the season.”
It will be particularly exciting to see Rick Fox star alongside his daughter Sasha Fox in the heart-warming “One Fine Christmas”, which will be the first to premiere on November 15th.
“General Hospital” star Anthony Montgomery will join Harry and Elise in “Carole’s Christmas”–airing November 22nd, while Reid teams up with Aloma Wright, Khalilah Joi, Leigh-Ann Rose and Arnell Powell in “Baking Christmas”–airing November 29th.
Get the scoop on all three films below!
One Fine Christmas – November 15 at 9pm EST/PST
Starring: Rick Fox, Sasha Fox, Vanessa Williams, Marla Gibbs, Mark Christopher Lawrence, June Carryl, Rodney Van Johnson, Eva La Dare and Alfonso Torres Caballero
The families on Christmas Street have been busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season. Haley (Sasha Fox) comes home for the Christmas holiday, but home has not been the same since her family split up. Haley’s mother Susan (Williams) is working on a new work deal with her client (Rick Fox) which causes her to hardly have time for Haley or her mother Alice (Gibbs). Al (Lawrence) is too preoccupied with work that he overlooks his wife Matty (Carryl). Meanwhile, Bob (Johnson) and Diana’s (La Dare) son Jesse (Caballero) comes home for Christmas with a very special surprise. This “slice of life” holiday tale shares the individual stories of these neighbors as they celebrate Christmas Eve and find themselves unexpectedly united for the holiday season.
Montgomery and Elise in a scene from CAROLE’S CHRISTMAS with Williams and Buck.
Carole’s Christmas – November 22 at 9pm EST/PST
Starring: Jackée Harry, Kimberly Elise, Cayden K. Williams, Bianca Buck and Anthony Montgomery
Carole Jordan (Elise) is an overworked businesswoman who learns the meaning of “be careful what you wish for” after she off-handedly wishes she had taken another path in life. When Carole’s wish is granted, her world is turned upside down and the only person she can confide in is Iris (Harry), a woman she recognizes from her “past life.” Carole no longer has time for the things that mattered most to her – family, friends and her annual Christmas party. She quickly learns how grateful she was for the previous life she was living.
Baking Christmas– November 29 at 9pm EST/PST
Starring: Aloma Wright, Tim Reid, Khalilah Joi, Leigh-Ann Rose and Arnell Powell
When Patty (Wright), the founder of the town’s most popular and successful bakery, announces her plan to retire at the end of the year, her children step up to take over the family business. Patty and Phillip’s (Reid) children, Jennifer (Joi), Angela (Rose) and Anthony (Powell), are qualified – and eager – to run the enterprise, and each has their own ideas for writing the bakery’s next chapter. There is only one way to ensure the shop ends up in the right hands and that is a Christmas cake bakeoff. The gloves come off and the frosting flies as the siblings vie for control of the bakery in an unforgettable competition to create the best-ever Christmas confection.
The movies are produced for OWN by Hybrid, LLC in association with Harpo Films.
Stay merry!
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