Lifetime Unveils 2023 Holiday Movie Slate Including The Bear-Inspired Rom-Com and an

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“It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” is right around the corner. Lifetime‘s annual holiday movie event kicks off Saturday, Nov. 18 with 12 new movies, airing every Saturday and Sunday until Christmas.

While last year, the lineup included 26 new films, this year’s slate leans into nostalgia and reunions. Highlights include Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry co-starring in “A Christmas Intern,” Teri Hatcher in “Christmas at the Chalet” and “Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas,” starring Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheridan.

The network also leans into “The Bear” popularity with “Yes, Chef! Christmas,” starring Tia Mowry, Buddy Valastro and Luke Humphrey.

The movies also include multiple original songs, including one from Tiffany, performing the “Ladies of the ‘80s” theme song, and original songs from Jackée Harry, Tatyana Ali and Max Ehrich.

Beginning Oct. 13, 60 beloved holiday titles will be available on the Lifetime website and app. New premiere movies will be available the day after premiere on TVE/VOD. Lifetime Movie Club will offer 44 library titles beginning Oct. 20. Holiday Movie Favorites by Lifetime (FAST Channel) kicks off on Nov. 1.

In addition to the “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” lineup, Lifetime Movie Network will air their holiday movie on December 7. “Silent Night, Fatal Night” follows best-selling mystery writer Mallory Dearborn (Alex Camacho), who wants to end her long-running detective franchise, against the wishes of her manager Michael (Matthew Pohlkamp). In a desperate move, he decides to take her prisoner. After convincing the world she’s died, he forces her to write a posthumous novel over the holidays.

Scroll down to see the full schedule.

  • Christmas Plus One

    Date: Saturday, November 18 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Emily Alatalo, Corey Sevier
    Synopsis: One year after sisters Cara (Emily Alatalo) and Amy (Vanessa Smythe) made a pact to find their soulmates by next Christmas, Amy’s wedding is approaching. Cara thinks she’s found the perfect plus one, but after losing his number, magazine writer Michael (Corey Sevier) volunteers to help her find him.

  • Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees

    Date: Sunday, November 19 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Kathryn Davis, Olivier Renaud
    Synopsis: Event planner Kayley (Kathryn Davis) and sports agent Brett (Olivier Renaud) team up when they find themselves stranded in Indiana over the holidays due to a snowstorm.

  • Christmas at the Chalet

    Date: Saturday, November 25 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Teri Hatcher, William DeVry
    Synopsis: Ex TV host and socialite Lex (Teri Hatcher) volunteers to work at a luxury chalet to avoid spending Christmas with her ex-husband and his new girlfriend.

  • Laughing All the Way

    Premiere: Sunday, November 26 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Paniz Zade, Jake Epstein
    Synopsis: Weeks before Christmas, ghost writer and aspiring comedian Aubri (Paniz Zade) is placed in charge of the Christmas variety show, just in time for famous Hollywood comedian Mike Baxter’s (Jake Epstein) returns to the club that launched his career.

  • Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas

    Date: Saturday, December 2 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills and Nicollette Sheridan
    Synopsis: Five glamorous ‘80s stars reunite to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running soap opera.

  • Mistletoe Match

    Date: Sunday, December 3 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Elena Juatco, Ryan Bruce
    Synopsis: As skeptical Olivia Hayes (Elena Juatco) tries to get to the truth behind a successful annual Secret Santa for Singles event, she meets handsome widower Thomas (Ryan Bruce) who is just as curious.

  • A Cowboy Christmas Romance

    Date: Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Jana Kramer, Adam Senn
    Written by Sarah Drew
    Synopsis: One week before Christmas, real estate “closer” Lexie Crenshaw (Jana Kramer) must return to her hometown in Arizona to convince rancher Coby Mason (Adam Senn) to part ways with his family’s land. While home, she also must navigate the relationship with her father (Bruce Thomas) and brothers she left behind.

  • Yes, Chef! Christmas

    Date: Sunday, December 10 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Tia Mowry, Buddy Valastro and Luke Humphrey
    Synopsis: When culinary school instructor Alicia Gellar (Tia Mowry), who formerly worked under chef Bobby (Buddy Valastro) is invited to compete in the city’s annual Kringle Cook Off, she learns a family secret that could change everything. While there, she forms a connection with Kringle protégé, Logan (Luke Humphrey).

  • The Holiday Proposal Plan

    Date: Saturday, December 16 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Tatyana Ali, Jesse Kove
    Synopsis: Travel columnist Sonny Kravitz (Tatyana Ali) is forced to team up with her ex-boyfriend Kip (Jesse Kove) to help their best friends Bree (Whitney Able) and Jarod (Geovanni Gopradi) get engaged. To do so, they return to Sonny’s parents’ chalet and set up different cultures’ holiday traditions.

  • A Christmas Intern

    Date: Saturday, December 16 at 10 p.m.
    Cast: Jackée Harry, Ciarra Carter and Vivica A. Fox
    Synopsis: Recently retired Cecilia (Jackée Harry) becomes an intern at her daughter Alexis’ (Ciarra Carter) online gift-giving business in order to spend the holidays together.

  • Merry Magic Christmas

    Date: Sunday, December 17 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Patricia Isaac, Andrew Dunbar
    Synopsis: Financial advisor Beth (Patricia Isaac), who is constantly seeing a recurring number in her everyday life, takes on a pro-bono financial case for the local children’s theatre ahead of the holidays. There, she meets Nate (Andrew Dunbar), whose inexperience could cause the theatre to shut down.

  • Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend

    Date: Saturday, December 23 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Jeananne Goossen, Zach Smadu
    Synopsis: Lily Morgan (Ai Barrett), a 10-year-old girl, wins a writing contest about her Christmas wish; she dreams that her single mother, Emma (Jeananne Goossen), will find love and a father for Lily, whom Emma adopted in China.

  • Silent Night, Fatal Night

    Lifetime Movie Network
    Date: Thursday, December 7 at 8 p.m.
    Cast: Alex Camacho, Matthew Pohlkamp
    Synopsis: Best-selling mystery writer Mallory Dearborn (Alex Camacho) wants to end her long-running detective franchise, against the wishes of her manager Michael (Matthew Pohlkamp). In a desperate move, he decides to take her prisoner. After convincing the world she’s died, he forces her to write a posthumous novel over the holidays.

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