A Lifetime of Television
Jason Priestley and Marisa Coughlan courtesy Lifetime
Today the veteran cabler gave advertisers a sneak peek at a slew of upcoming programming, including scripted series, reality shows and, of course, its legendary TV-movies. Future offerings include the one-hour dramas
Chambermaid about an attorney fresh out of law school clerking for a powerful judge;
Bailey Weggins, the adventures of a divorcee-cum-investigative reporter;
Burnt Toast, based on the memoir by
Desperate Housewives' star
Teri Hatcher; an American incarnation of the Brit airline series
Mile High; and
Lovely and Talented about an all-female acting class. Original movies include a look at the
House of Hilton and the presidential candidate
Victoria Woodhull, who ran for office decades before women were granted suffrage. Well-titled reality offerings include
How to Look Good Naked hosted by
Queer Eye guy
Carson Kressley;
Judgment Day,
America's Psychic Challenge and
Going for Broke. Premiere dates for a trio of previously announced series were also revealed:
Kim Delaney and
Catherine Bell bow in
Army Wives June 3, while
Lili Taylor examines her
State of Mind on July 15.
The network is also appealing to those fans nostalgic for the '90s.
Beverly Hills, 90210 grad
Jason Priestley will star in the original series
Side Order of Life, which is helmed by
American Beauty producers. Joining Priestley on the 'net is his former costar Jennie Garth, who will be starring as an HIV counselor in the movie
Girl, Positive. Finally,
Party of Five alum Lacey Chabert will be appearing in the film
What If God Were the Sun. -
Reporting by Raven Snook
