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| HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN (LIFETIME)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
11/6/21
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2021-2022 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (1 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's web site, November 2021) A contemporary take on Michael Landon’s iconic 80s television series Highway to Heaven, Lifetime’s new event movie series follows Angela Stewart (Jill Scott), an angel who is sent back to earth to help others in need. In the premiere movie, Angela takes on the role of a temporary school counselor and finds herself working alongside junior high school principal Bruce Banks (Barry Watson) as she intervenes in the lives of a troubled student Cody (Ben Daon), his father Jeff (Robert Moloney) and his aunt Vanessa (Victoria Bidewell), who are grieving the tragic loss of Cody’s mother, Melissa (Ashley Ross). The first movie in the Highway to Heaven event movie series is produced by Rain Productions and Propagate for Lifetime. Jonathan Baruch and Rob Wolken executive produce for Rain Productions; Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Gregory Lipstone and Rodney Ferrell executive produce from Propagate; Howard Braunstein is executive producer; Jill Scott and Shawn Gee also executive produce. Stacey K. Black directs from an original script by executive producer/writer Cathryn Humphris and award-winning playwright Angelica Chéri. Cindy Landon and Wayne Lepoff are executive producing on behalf of Michael Landon’s estate. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ashley Ross as Melissa
· Barry Watson as Bruce
· Ben Daon as Cody
· Jill Scott as Angela
· Robert Moloney as Jeff
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Angelica Chéri as WRTR
· Ben Silverman as EP
· Cathryn Humphris as WRTR
· Cindy Landon as EP
· Gregory Lipstone as EP
· Howard Braunstein as EP
· Howard T. Owens as EP
· Jill Scott as EP
· Jonathan Baruch as EP
· Rob Wolken as EP
· Rodney Ferrell as EP
· Shawn Gee as EP
· Stacey K. Black as DIR (Pilot)
· Wayne Lepoff as EP
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GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Propagate
· Rain Productions
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