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EXCLUSIVE: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is making its first foray into original holiday movies with One Fine Christmas, Carole\u2019s Christmas and Baking Christmas, set to air over three consecutive Fridays in November.<\/p>\nEXCLUSIVE: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is making its first foray into original holiday movies with One Fine Christmas, Carole\u2019s Christmas and Baking Christmas, set to air over three consecutive Fridays in November.<\/p>\n
One Fine Christmas, starring Rick Fox and his daughter Sasha Fox in their first time acting together, as well as Marla Gibbs and Vanessa Williams (the Soul Food alumna, not Sasha\u2019s mom), will premiere November 15. It will be followed by Carole\u2019s Christmas, starring Jack\u00e9e Harry and Kimberly Elise Star, on Nov. 22, and Baking Christmas, starring Aloma Wright and Tim Reid Star, on Nov. 29.<\/p>\n
Holiday movies are a major audience draw, especially among women who are OWN\u2019s core demographic. And, while TV movies are generally difficult to make work financially for a cable network because they are one-offs, holiday films are generally evergreen and can be rerun every holiday season.<\/p>\n
Original holiday movies have been a long-time staple on female-focused Hallmark Channel and Lifetime. Freeform, which has carried on its predecessor ABC Family\u2019s 25 Days Of Christmas franchise, started adding original holiday movies to the mix in 2017. Netflix too has been betting big on original holiday movies, with several new titles released every year.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cWe are excited to bring holiday movies to OWN,\u201d said Tina Perry, president, OWN. \u201cThis special time of year is about spending time with the ones you love, and we think our viewers are going to enjoy watching these movies together throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here are details about OWN\u2019s holiday movies:<\/p>\n
One Fine Christmas premieres Friday, November 15 at 9pm ET\/PT<\/p>\n
Marking the first time they have acted together, Rick Fox and his daughter Sasha Fox star in One Fine Christmas. The father\/daughter duo join beloved actress Marla Gibbs and fan favorite Vanessa Williams in the ensemble cast. The families on Christmas Street have been busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season. Haley (Sasha Fox) comes home for the Christmas holiday, but home has not been the same since her family split up. Haley\u2019s mother Susan (Williams) is working on a new work deal with her client (Rick Fox) which causes her to hardly have time for Haley or her mother Alice (Gibbs). Al (Mark Christopher Lawrence) is too preoccupied with work that he overlooks his wife Matty (June Carryl). Meanwhile, Bob (Rodney Van Johnson) and Diana\u2019s (Eva La Dare) son Jesse (Alfonso Torres Caballero) comes home for Christmas with a very special surprise. This \u201cslice of life\u201d holiday tale shares the individual stories of these neighbors as they celebrate Christmas Eve and find themselves unexpectedly united for the holiday season.<\/p>\n
Carole\u2019s Christmas premieres Friday, November 22 at 9pm ET\/PT<\/p>\n
Starring acclaimed actresses Jack\u00e9e Harry and Kimberly Elise, Carole\u2019s Christmas tells the story of Carole Jordan (Elise), an overworked businesswoman who learns the meaning of \u201cbe careful what you wish for\u201d after she off-handedly wishes she had taken another path in life. When Carole\u2019s wish is granted, her world is turned upside down and the only person she can confide in is Iris (Harry), a woman she recognizes from her \u201cpast life.\u201d Carole no longer has time for the things that mattered most to her \u2013 family, friends and her annual Christmas party. She quickly learns how grateful she was for the previous life she was living. Carole\u2019s Christmas also stars Cayden K. Williams (star of OWN\u2019s David Makes Man), Bianca Buck and Anthony Montgomery.<\/p>\n
Baking Christmas premieres Friday, November 29 at 9pm ET\/PT<\/p>\n
When Patty (Aloma Wright), the founder of the town\u2019s most popular and successful bakery, announces her plan to retire at the end of the year, her children step up to take over the family business. Patty and Phillip\u2019s (Tim Reid) children, Jennifer (Khalilah Joi), Angela (Leigh-Ann Rose) and Anthony (Arnell Powell), are qualified \u2013 and eager \u2013 to run the enterprise, and each has their own ideas for writing the bakery\u2019s next chapter. There is only one way to ensure the shop ends up in the right hands and that is a Christmas cake bakeoff. The gloves come off and the frosting flies as the siblings vie for control of the bakery in an unforgettable competition to create the best-ever Christmas confection. Baking Christmas also stars Yohance Myles from OWN\u2019s Ambitions.<\/p>\n
The movies are produced for OWN by Hybrid, LLC in association with Harpo Films.<\/p>\n
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