BET+ Is Your Destination for Holiday Cheer This Season with Six Original Films and New Music from Grammy-nominated Singers Kenny Lattimore and Shanice Wilson

2025 BET+ Holiday Slate Announcement

Danielle LaRoach and Lamon Archey in Christmas by Design - Courtesy BET+

Los Angeles, CA - October 27 2025 - BET+ is once again bringing the best of Black culture to the holidays with six new films premiering this season!

Beginning November 20, we're dropping original stories filled with yuletide romance, family healing, and comedy with a holiday twist. With an all-star talent lineup including Lamon Archey, Tom Arnold, Gerard Catus, Danielle LaRoach, Gabrielle Graham, Jeremy Meeks, K Michelle, Trina, Terry J. Vaughn, Melissa L. Williams, Malik Yoba, and more, there is something to watch for everyone.

We've even got original holiday music from Grammy-nominated singers Kenny Lattimore and Shanice Wilson.

See the entire BET+ holiday film slate, below:

November 20

"Christmas By Design"

Lamon Archey, Danielle LaRoach - BET+

A famous handbag designer working on deadline to complete her special edition holiday line for charity finds her newest designs stolen in a company data breach and calls in an IT expert only to find they have an embarrassing romantic history from last year's Christmas party.

Cast: Danielle LaRoach "Tuesday Comfort," Lamon Archey "David Joy," Monanik Dugar "Helena Comfort," and Celeste Seda "Caroline Renard"
Director: Patricia Cuffie-Jones
Writers: Kim Hornsby and Patricia Cuffie-Jones
Producers: Jacobo Rispa
Music By: Brigg Sterns
Genre: Christmas / Family

November 27

"Son of The Preacher"

Gabrielle Graham, Chris LeBlanc- BET+

Jasmine, a whip-smart beauty entrepreneur, dreams of launching her haircare brand that feels just out of reach. Enter Caleb Samuel - a flashy, social media-famous preacher's kid with three million followers, a fast car, and a complicated relationship with his megachurch dynasty. What starts as Jasmine's hustle to land a business deal quickly sparks into a connection neither of them saw coming.

Cast: Gabrielle Graham "Jasmine," Chris LeBlanc "Caleb Samuel," Darren Herbert "Reverend Samuel," Rachel Crawford "Reverend Mildred Samuel," Ronnie Rowe "Pastor John Miles," Tkaia Green "India," Karen Burthwright "Joy Carmichael"
Executive Producers: Lisa Mathis, Marvin Towns Jr., Matt Allen, Krista Suh, Jason Harvey, Rose Catherine Pinkney, Lisa Oliver-King, Andola Mathis, Gabrielle Graham, Ryan Keller, and Robert Fisher
Co-Executive Producers: Maddie Zekkou, James Griffith, Tomas Street, Jennifer Mathewson, Nicole Hilliard Forde
Director: Marvin Towns
Writer: Justin Kelly
Genre: Christmas/Family

December 4

"Love After Holidays"

Trina - BET+

A talk show host battling alcohol addiction and personal demons loses everything she holds dear - her faith, career, and custody of her daughter. On a journey of self-discovery, she must confront her past, rebuild her relationships, and transform her pain into purpose to find healing and redemption.

Cast: Jacinth Headlam, Malik Yoba, Jeremy Meeks, Trina
Executive Producers: Antoine Allen Films and Jacinth Media Productions
Producers: Antoine Allen and Jacinth Headlam
Director: Antoine Allen
Genre: Christmas/Family/Drama

December 11

"Never Alone for Christmas: Memphis"

Chris Sakyi, Melissa L. Williams - BET+

Two Memphis ladies with big hearts, a dating coach, and a once-great Beale Street blues singer, find themselves unexpectedly alone for Christmas, so they help one another reset their love lives.

Cast: Melissa L. Williams, Juhahn Jones, K. Michelle, Chris Sakyi, Tom Arnold, Danielle Renee Houston, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Eric Lane, Timothy Tinker Sr., Kat Smith, Maurice Smith, Harold Dennis, Martel "TZ" Shaw, Sharyn Michele Grose, Walter Harris, Shelle Alycee Coleman, Kenny Young
Producers: Ned Nalle, Gregory "Grits" Carter, Phil James, and Nicholas Lyon
Director/Writer: Kenny Young
Story By: Kenny Young, Phil James, and Ned Nalle
Music By: Christopher Cano and Chris Ridenhour
Genre: Christmas/Family

December 18

"Vera's Holiday Flop"

Algebra Blessett, Charity Jordan, Chrissy McDaniel, Terri J. Vaughn - BET+

A high school reunion 20 years later. What could go wrong? Vera is NOT ready for this wild weekend packed with old flames, bad decisions, and big laughs in this raucous, romantic new holiday classic!

Cast: Charity Jordan "Vera", Terri J. Vaughn "Tori", Griff "Kayden", Chrissy McDaniel "Kelsie", Tyler Chronicles "Delvin", Algebra Blessett "Morgan", Jelani Akil "Ajani", Scotty ATL "Barry", Saycon Sengbloh "Rhonda"
Executive Producer: Justin Jerome Jordan
Co-Executive Producer: Chastity Purvis Jordan
Producer: Angela Addison
Writer/Director: Charity Jordan
Genre: Christmas/Family

December 25

"A Soulful Christmas"

Shanice, Kenny Lattimore - BET+

When the children of two feuding musical legends are forced to collaborate on a holiday song remake, their rivalry turns into an unexpected romance. But with family legacies, unresolved grudges, and a ticking Christmas Eve deadline, they must learn to harmonize on and off the stage before the past repeats itself.

Cast: Kaci Walfall "Winnie Young," Myles Truitt "Robert Franklin," Shanice "Patti Young," Kenny Lattimore "Ashton Franklin," Taylor Symone "Bailey Gates," E. Roger Mitchell "Gene Taylor," Towanda Braxton "Christine Carter," KB Holland "Tremaine Gates," Kyler Chavis "Jessica," Gail Everett-Smith "Granny Leah," Gerard Catus "Isaac," Ryan James "Aries Jackson."
Creator, Director, Writer: Cas Sigers
Executive Producers: Ty Johnston-Chavis and Errol Sadler
Produced by: Ty Johnston-Chavis and Errol Sadler
Score By: Jamie Coleman
Original Music Performed By: Kenny Lattimore and Shanice
Genre: Christmas/Family