Lifetime has revealed its January 2025 movies schedule.
Playing with Fire
Premiere Date: Sunday January 26th
Synopsis: After a near-fatal house fire, Natalie and Loughlin, a struggling married couple, are manipulated by an obssessive firefighter named Jack, who schemes to pit the couple against each other to win Natalie’s affection for himself. Stars Kirsten Comerford, Stephen Adekolu and Brett Geddes.
Family Affair
Premiere Date: Saturday January 25th
Synopsis: Grammy and Emmy Awards winning and Oscar nominated artist, producer, actress and entrepreneur Mary J. Bleige return to Lifetime to executive produce several new original movies — the first of which is set to debut 2025 as part of the network’s latest Voice of a Lifetime movie slate. Inspired by Mary J. Blige’s best-selling hit Family Affair, the film continues Kendra and Ben’s epic love story from Lifetime’s 2023 fan favourite’s movies Mary J. Blige’s Real Love and Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman. Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair starts production in September 2024 with Ajiona Alexus and Da’Vinchi returning to reprise their roles as Kendra and Ben in the third installment of their story. Stars Ajiona Alexus and Da’Vinchi.
The Killer is Calling
Premiere Date: Sunday January 19th
Synopsis: When a mysterious killer targets her remote island town, veteran 911 operator Faye must uncover his motives and trying to save her community, one emergency call at a time. Starring Jonaya Stevens and Rob Stewart.
Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story
Premiere Date: Saturday January 18th
Synopsis: Based on a true story, after her husband Shabazz (James) is arrested, Laura (Hurd) finds herself struggling to make ends meet. When a family friend, Musa (Bishop) offers to move her and her children into his home temporarily with his family, Laura lets out a sigh of relief, believing this is an act of kindness that will give her time to get back on her feet. Overnight, this bless turns into a nightmare when Laura and her children endure extensive mental and physical abuse and forced into dehumanizing conditions. Laura is repeatedly sexually assaulted by Musa and eventually held captive with her children in a garage. She later discovers that she is not the only one he is tormenting. Despite the dark conditions surrounding her, Laura manages to keep her faith and documents her ordeal until she sneaks a note to the outside world, leading authorities to her eventual rescue. Stars Brad James, Paige Hurd, Stephen Bishop.
The Bear Lake Murders
Premiere Date: Sunday January 12th
Synopsis: The local sheriff of a Picturesque montains lake resort town partners with burnt-out big-city female detective to help uncover the sinister truth behind a series of annual “accidental” deaths, leading them to believe that a serial killer, hidden among the tourists and residents, may be preying on vacationers each year. Starring Mercedes de la Zerda and Tom Stevens.
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Premiere Date: Saturday January 11th
Synopsis: Based on a true story, Marcela Borges (Polanco) and her growing family’s idyllic weekend quickly turns into every family’s worst nightmare when masked gunmen barge into their Florida suburban home. With gunshots piercing their walls, a newly pregnant Marcela, her husband, and their young son are left with no choice but to comply with their captors’ demands: surrender $200000 or their lives. But with no means of accessing that sort of money, Marcela faces insurmountable odds to protect her family from their violent captors and must make the like and death decisions to keep her family safe. Star Dasha Polanco.
Vanished in Death Valley
Premiere Date: Sunday January 5th
Synopsis: A teenage girl goes missing when her family’s car breaks down in Death Valley and her parents will need to make unlikely allies if they are to find their daughter before she disappears forever. Starring Aryè Campos, Katherine Joan Taylor, and Matthew Pohlkamp.
Vanished out of Sight
Premiere Date: Saturday January 4th
Synopsis: Claire Lewis, a blind woman, is overly cautious with her six-years-old daughter Briar. When Briar goes missing Christmas Day Claire faces her worst nightmare and sets out in darkness to find her. Stars Annalise Basso, Steven Ogg, Jay Hugely, Tracy Campbell, Avalon Reign.
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Source: Lifetime
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