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EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Drew (Mistletoe Murders, Grey’s Anatomy) and Eric Johnson (Vikings, Fifty Shades franchise) will header nan upcoming Lifetime movie When I Said I Do (working title), inspired by nan opus of nan aforesaid sanction from Clint and Lisa Hartman Black. The task was announced to beryllium successful nan useful astatine nan network’s Upfronts position past month.
The Blacks will executive nutrient and look successful When I Said I Do, which premieres connected May 23 astatine 8/7c arsenic portion of nan network’s upcoming outpouring Love of a Lifetime original movie slate.
Drew stars arsenic Ali Corley, a widowed search-and-rescue K-9 handler who has rebuilt her life aft losing her hubby successful nan statement of duty. Devoted to her family and her high-risk career, she’s reluctant to unfastened her bosom again — until she meets Shawn Willis (Johnson), a quiet, patient rescue master pinch a past of his own. As their relationship deepens into thing existent and healing, they are forced to face condolences and fearfulness — and observe whether they person nan courageousness to take emotion again.
Black and Hartman Black besides look arsenic themselves, hosting a narration podcast that plays a meaningful domiciled successful shaping nan characters’ affectional journey.
“Lisa and I are very proud to bring our opus to Lifetime and to create a emotion communicative we dream viewers subordinate to and enjoy. We cognize our fans person followed our emotion communicative each these galore years, and we’re thrilled to stock a opus that expresses nan values and principles that person guided america successful our marriage,” said Black.
Mary J. Blige and Toni Braxton person besides collaborated pinch nan web to bring their songs to life. Blige precocious expanded her narration pinch Lifetime pinch a three-picture woody to accommodate 3 songs into movies. Her first task to look from nan woody is Be Happy, inspired by her 1994 opus of nan aforesaid sanction disconnected nan deed 2nd workplace medium “My Life.” It stars Tisha Campbell, Mekhi Phifer, and Russell Hornsby, with Gabourey Sidibe making her debut arsenic director.
When I Said I Do is produced by Caitlin Delaney of Magic Motion Media successful relation pinch ITV America Nashville and Happy Accidents. Alongside nan Blacks, Adam Reed executive produced for ITV America, arsenic good arsenic Holly Hines and Eric Jarboe for Happy Accidents. Stefan Brogren directs from a screenplay by Bart Baker.
Drew is represented by Innovative Artists, Vault Entertainment and Yorn, Levine. Johnson is represented by Anonymous Content and Gary Goddard Agency.
