Lifetime is set to captivate audiences in 2025 with two new additions to its acclaimed "Ripped from the Headlines" series. These gripping dramas, based on real events, promise suspense and emotion, featuring standout performances from Dascha Polanco and Paige Hurd.

Lifetime has cast Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, known for her role in Lawmen: Bass Reeves, to star as Gloria Gaynor in the biopic I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story. Joining her, Lance Gross (Tyler Perry’s House of Payne) will play Gaynor's husband, Linwood Simon. Part of the "Voices of a Lifetime" series, the film is slated for release in 2025 and will also include biopics on Mary J. Blige and Lisa Lisa.

Taye Diggs and Meagan Good are set to star in and executive produce Lifetime’s new movie "Terry McMillan Presents: Forever," premiering Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. The film, directed and executive produced by Charles Murray, follows Johnnie (Diggs) who, after returning from military service, is served divorce papers. At a crossroads in his life, he unexpectedly falls for Carlie (Good), a local policewoman who pulls him over for speeding. To win her heart, he must first win over her three daughters and let go of his past fears and regrets.

LMN has unveiled an exciting first quarter movie lineup, featuring a captivating array of fourteen new thrillers, including the highly anticipated premiere of the 35th film in the network's famed Wrong Movie franchise. The premiere of The Wrong Life Coach is scheduled for January 11, a gripping thriller executive produced by the talented Vivica A. Fox, who also stars in the movie alongside an ensemble cast featuring Eric Roberts, Tracy Nelson, Michael Paré, Jackée Harry, Morgan Bradley, and Allison McAtee.

Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) will debut the three-part movie series event, As Luck Would Have It, which stars Jackée Harry.
Mea Wilkerson and Tom Arnold also star in the movies, which will debut on Thursdays starting Aug. 31.

Toni Braxton's partnership with Lifetime and A+E continues to flourish. The Grammy-winning artist, actress, executive producer, and entrepreneur has signed a production deal with Lifetime, in which her company, Braxtoni Productions, will oversee and executive produce several projects for the network.

Mary J. Blige, the iconic singer-songwriter, is returning to Lifetime to executive produce two new original movies inspired by her greatest hits. The films, Mary J. Blige's Real Love and Mary J. Blige's Strength of a Woman, will air back-to-back on Saturdays starting June 10 at 8 p.m.

Janet Jackson & TLC Documentaries, Keyshia Cole Biopic Greenlit At Lifetime.