LIFETIME ACQUIRES NEW FILM "FOREVER" STARRING AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY TAYE DIGGS AND MEAGAN GOOD TO ADD TO THE NETWORK'S TERRY MCMILLAN PRESENTS BANNER

CHARLES MURRAY DIRECTS AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCES FILM PREMIERING AUGUST 24

NEW YORK, NY (July 22, 2024) - Lifetime acquires the indie film Forever starring and executive produced by Taye Diggs (How Stella Got Her Groove Back, All American, The Best Man) and Meagan Good (Divorce in the Black, Harlem, Think Like a Man) to join as part of the network's Terry McMillan Presents movie banner. Set to premiere Saturday, August 24 at 8/7c, the film is directed by Charles Murray (Outer Range, Luke Cage, Things Never Said), who also executive produces. Terry McMillan Presents: Forever marks the second film under the previously announced umbrella, which also includes Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love starring and executive produced by Garcelle Beauvais, which will debut the week prior on August 17.

In Terry McMillan Presents: Forever, Johnnie (Diggs) returns home after a tour of military service, where he's unexpectedly met with divorce papers. With his life at a crossroads, the last thing he expected was to fall for the local policewoman Carlie (Good), who pulled him over for speeding. Determined to win her heart, his first hurdle is winning over her three daughters. In order to be the man Carlie needs him to be, Johnnie must let go of old fears and regret he's held onto in order to find love and learn the true meaning of family.

McMillan is best known for her novels turned hit films, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale. Terry McMillan Presents: Forever marks a reunion for McMillan and Diggs, who starred in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Terry McMillan Presents movies focus on the love and lives of African American women.

Terry McMillan Presents: Forever is produced by The Ninth House in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment. Taye Diggs, Meagan Good, and Terry McMillan executive produce. Charles Murray executive produces and directs from a script written by Bart Baker. Richard Foster and Chet Fenster are executive producers for GroupM Motion Entertainment. Emmy-winning producer Shelby Stone, Autumn Federici and Jake Helgren serve as producers for The Ninth House.

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