Lifetime released the trailer for the first film, ‘Desire: A Temptations Story,’ the first film in its new movie franchise, ‘Temptations.’
Following the success of the Seven Deadly Sins anthology, the network has once again teamed up with producers Derrick Williams and Adriane Hopper Williams of DNA Media Group to serve up a fresh slate of passion, suspense, and emotional chaos.
Premiering Saturday, April 19 at 8/7c, Desire stars NAACP Image Award nominee Tasha Smith as Kendra, a high-profile talk show host who seems to have it all—until life hits her with the sudden loss of her mother. Encouraged to take time off to heal, Kendra escapes on a solo vacation… but instead of rest, she finds romance in the form of Malcolm, played by NAACP Image Award winner Adrian Holmes (Bel-Air).
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Swept up in his charm and mystery, Kendra gives in to her desires and spontaneously marries him. But back home, cracks begin to show. Malcolm’s past starts creeping into their new life, and what felt like fate quickly turns into a fight for survival.
Also starring Jamall Johnson, Millan Tesfazgi, Miranda Edwards, Everick Golding, Requell Jodeah, and Diana Pavlovská, Desire is the kind of suspenseful love story that reminds us: not every temptation is worth chasing.
And the drama doesn’t stop there. The Temptations franchise continues the following week with Fame: A Temptations Story, premiering Saturday, April 26 at 8/7c. Starring Keri Hilson and Keshia Chanté, Fame explores the complicated bond between superstar sisters navigating fame, secrets, and betrayal after a jewel heist sends their world into a tailspin.
Desire: A Temptations Story is executive produced by Derrick Williams, Adriane Hopper Williams, Ngozi Paul, Breanne Laplante, and Tasha Smith, who also serves behind the scenes. Abraham Fraser produces for DNA Media Group North. The film is directed by Robert Adetuyi, with a script from Kate Green.
Watch the official trailer below and prepare for a journey of love, loss, and the dangerous power of unchecked desire.