EXCLUSIVE: Boris Kodjoe (Station 19, Code Black) will star and produce the Lifetime movie Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love alongside Garcelle Beauvais, who also executive produces. Additionally, Lela Rochon (Any Given Sunday) and Vaughn W. Hebron (Reasonable Doubt) will reprise their roles from the original film, Tempted by Love.
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love will premiere on Saturday, January 31, at 8/7c as part of the network’s winter “Love of a Lifetime” romance and relationship-centered movie slate.
The film follows Ava (Beauvais), a celebrated chef who seems to have moved on from heartbreak after the love she shared with Luke (Vaughn W. Hebron), who was 20 years her junior. Now headlining a prestigious culinary event in scenic Portugal, Ava is accompanied by her charming new boyfriend Ellis (Kodjoe)… until fate stirs the pot.
Luke, now a renowned international culinary school graduate, unexpectedly arrives with a new partner of his own, Lily (Mara Huf). As their paths cross in kitchens and castles, unresolved emotions simmer to the surface. Although both appear to have found partners who seem like perfect matches on paper, their attraction and love for each other will force them to decide once again what is best for their careers and relationship. Rochon returns as Deena.
Garcelle Beauvais and Terry McMillan
Erick Robinson/Matthew Jordan Smith
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love is executive produced by D’Angela Proctor for Undaunted Content in association with Motion Entertainment, a WPP Media Company. McMillan, Beauvais and Tamara T. Gregory serve as executive producers. Chet Fenster executive produces for Motion Entertainment, a WPP Media Company. Boris Kodjoe and Vaughn W. Hebron produce. Roger Bobb directs from a script written by Tamara T. Gregory.
Kodjoe is repped by Gersh and Fox Rothschild; Hebron is represented by Stewart Talent, CGEM Talent and attorney Mark Temple; IAG and Brillstein Entertainment Partners rep Rochon.