The world premiere of the highly anticipated Lifetime Original Movie Event, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, is set to debut Sunday, October 7 at 9pm ET/PT on Lifetime. Get a first look at the all-star cast below!
Golden Globe and Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee
Queen Latifah stars in and executive produces the film, a television adaptation of the iconic play and 1989 film of the same name, reuniting her with producing duo
Craig Zadan and
Neil Meron, from the Oscar and Golden Globe winning Chicago and Hairspray.
Directed by
Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun), the film will feature
Queen Latifah taking on the role of 'M'Lynn' and starring alongside Tony Award winner
Phylicia Rashadas 'Clairee,' Independent Spirit Award nominee Adepero Oduye as 'Annelle,' Tony Award nominee
Condola Rashadas 'Shelby,' with Grammy winner Jill Scott as 'Truvy' and Golden Globe and multiple Emmy-winner
Alfre Woodardas 'Ouiser.'
Produced by Sony Pictures Television, Steel Magnolias is executive produced by
Craig Zadan,
Neil Meron,
Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere (Single Ladies) and Shelby Stone. Leon directs from a script that has been adapted for television by
Sally Robinson (Iron Jawed Angels) and is based on the play and screenplay by
Robert Harling (The First Wives Club).
Steel Magnolias is also a reunion for Zadan, Meron, Rashad and Leon, who last worked together on the critically acclaimed Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Sony TV movie A Raisin in the Sun, which won numerous NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding TV Movie, Miniseries, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Dramatic Special for
Phylicia Rashad.
In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, Steel Magnolias chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy's beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children—and hair and nails—all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.
Cast of STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Adepero Oduye as Annelle
Condola Rashad as Shelby
Jill Scott as Truvy
Phylicia Rashad as Clairee
Queen Latifah as M'Lynn
Alfre Woodard as Ouiser