“Tempted By Love” – Cast and Sets – Premiere

Rowan Daly, Courtesy of Brian Jones

EXCLUSIVE: The untitled Lifetime film “Terry McMillan Presents,” starring and executive produced by Garcelle Beauvais, will officially be called Terry McMillan presents: Tempted By Love and will premiere on Saturday, August 17th at 8/7c.

In addition to Beauvais, Vaughn W. Hebron (The game: Restart, King Richard), who serves as co-producer, Lela Rochon (Any Sunday, The family business: New Orleans), Emmy winner Loretta Devine (P-Tal, family meeting) and Donna Biscoe (The Supremes at Big Earl’s Cafe, Reasonable doubt). The project reunites Rochon and Devine, who previously starred in Terry McMillan’s feature film. Waiting to exhale.

In Terry McMillan presents: Tempted by LoveAva (Beauvais), a world-famous chef living in Europe, rushes home to care for her elderly aunt (Biscoe) in South Carolina after she has a fall. When they are picked up from the long flight by Luke (Hebron), a handsome driver 20 years her junior, the two feel an unexpected but passionate connection.

With their shared interests in food, family, and fun, Ava and Luke are the perfect recipe for love. Despite her feelings for him, Ava soon realizes that Luke still has so much to experience in life and she must decide what is best for her career and relationships.

McMillan is best known for her novels that became successful films, including How Stella got her groove backHer Lifetime films revolve around the love and lives of African-American women.

The film is executive produced by D’Angela Proctor for Undaunted Content in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment. McMillan and Beauvais are executive producers. Richard Foster and Chet Fenster are executive producers for GroupM Motion Entertainment. Taliah Breon directs from a screenplay by Tamara T. Gregory.

Hebron is represented by Stewart Talent, CGEM Talent and attorney Mark Temple.