Jenga building blocks can be found under many a Christmas tree, but it’s more than a game in the moving film, A World Record Christmas. When determined autistic teen Charlie (Aias Dalman) tries to break the Guinness World Record for building a tower on a single vertical block, his mom Marissa (Nikki DeLoach) and stepdad Eric (Lucas Bryant) cheer him on. Here’s the piece-by-piece breakdown: (Credit: ©2023 Hallmark/Allister Foster) Charlie’s quest has deeper meaning. “He’s hoping to get a record to win back his biological father Peter’s [Matt Hamilton] love,” executive producer Antonio Cupo says. Dalman, also autistic, helped make his character as real as possible. There’s no meet-cute in the love tale. Mom Marissa and her second husband Eric realize their relationship has lost its spark and hope to rekindle it. “Instead of meeting someone new, our story could be about finding love again…...
- 11/8/2023
- TV Insider
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
ABC's hit comedy series, Abbott Elementary, has handed out a promotion to William Stanford Davis, who plays school janitor, Mr. Johnson.
TV Line first reported the news, revealing that the actor has landed a series-regular promotion ahead of Abbott Elementary Season 2.
The comedy, created by and starring Quinta Brunson, emerged as a huge hit for ABC last season and will be moving to a new night in the fall.
ABC announced earlier this year that Wednesday, September 21 is the premiere date, and fans will need to watch in the 9 p.m. hour this time.
Over in the world of HBO Max, the streaming service on Wednesday revealed today a first look from the upcoming two-part event, B. Loved.
Currently shooting in New Jersey, the live-action special stars Peyton List (Cobra Kai) as Bea, a free-spirited...
ABC's hit comedy series, Abbott Elementary, has handed out a promotion to William Stanford Davis, who plays school janitor, Mr. Johnson.
TV Line first reported the news, revealing that the actor has landed a series-regular promotion ahead of Abbott Elementary Season 2.
The comedy, created by and starring Quinta Brunson, emerged as a huge hit for ABC last season and will be moving to a new night in the fall.
ABC announced earlier this year that Wednesday, September 21 is the premiere date, and fans will need to watch in the 9 p.m. hour this time.
Over in the world of HBO Max, the streaming service on Wednesday revealed today a first look from the upcoming two-part event, B. Loved.
Currently shooting in New Jersey, the live-action special stars Peyton List (Cobra Kai) as Bea, a free-spirited...
- 7/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Mena Suvari (American Woman) and Greyston Holt (The Night Agent) have been cast as the leads in House Of Chains, Lifetime’s new original movie set to debut this fall.
House of Chains, greenlighted by Lifetime as part of its Ripped from the Headlines slate, is inspired by the disturbing true story of a troubled married couple who imprisoned their six children within their home due to an intense religious ideology. It tells the story of a seemingly normal, suburban family whose dark secrets remained hidden for years. Following their own set of strict religious beliefs, parents Laura (Suvari) and Tye (Holt) keep their children separated from the outside world. As the children grow older and begin to ask questions, Laura and Tye become increasingly authoritarian, leading them down a path of child abuse, neglect and imprisonment. In order to keep their younger siblings safe and to free themselves...
House of Chains, greenlighted by Lifetime as part of its Ripped from the Headlines slate, is inspired by the disturbing true story of a troubled married couple who imprisoned their six children within their home due to an intense religious ideology. It tells the story of a seemingly normal, suburban family whose dark secrets remained hidden for years. Following their own set of strict religious beliefs, parents Laura (Suvari) and Tye (Holt) keep their children separated from the outside world. As the children grow older and begin to ask questions, Laura and Tye become increasingly authoritarian, leading them down a path of child abuse, neglect and imprisonment. In order to keep their younger siblings safe and to free themselves...
- 7/20/2022
- by Sofia Behzadi
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Lauren Lee Smith is ready to shake things up after four seasons of starring as the title character in Frankie Drake Mysteries.
So when she got offered the lead in Lifetime’s made-for-tv movie Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story, premiering Saturday at 8/7c, Smith recognized it as the challenging turn she’d been seeking. “I wanted something that would excite me and spark something in me that I hadn’t experienced before,” the Vancouver, B.C. native tells TVLine of the role that director Bradley Walsh pitched her.
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So when she got offered the lead in Lifetime’s made-for-tv movie Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story, premiering Saturday at 8/7c, Smith recognized it as the challenging turn she’d been seeking. “I wanted something that would excite me and spark something in me that I hadn’t experienced before,” the Vancouver, B.C. native tells TVLine of the role that director Bradley Walsh pitched her.
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- 6/26/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
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