May 7 (UPI) -- Lifetime will release more than 50 new movies, including a Betty White Christmas movie and a new Harry & Meghan film, in 2020.
The network announced projects with White, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robin Roberts, Kelly Rowland, Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez in a press release Thursday.
Lifetime is developing the films in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Lifetime Original Movie. The projects will begin premiering this month.
White will star in an untitled Christmas movie in which she "helps whip would-be Santas into shape" and spreads "the true meaning of Christmas."
In addition, Kelly Rowland will executive produce and star in Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding, a sequel to her 2019 movie Merry Liddle Christmas. Melissa Joan Hart will direct Feliz NaviDad, a holiday movie starring Mario Lopez.
Lifetime is also developing a third Harry & Meghan movie, Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace, which explores Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to step back from the royal family.
Jamie Lee Curtis will executive produce, star in and direct the new film How We Sleep at Night: The Sara Cunningham Story, about a devout Christian mother who comes "to terms with her son being gay."
Robin Roberts will executive produce A Home of Their Own, a documentary about foster parents Jolene Schlander and Calvin Wield.
"The legacy of Lifetime Original Movies is undeniable, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the pop culture phenomenon this year," Lifetime EVP Amy Winter said. "With over 50 more titles to debut between now and the end of the year, our storytelling ability is further strengthened by the incredible talent partners we have lined up."
Moments from Betty White's career
Left to right, cast members Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan of "The Golden Girls" are on hand to sign copies of the show's new DVD of their third season at a bookstore in New York City on November 22, 2005. White is the only surviving "Golden Girl." Photo by Monika Graff/UPI | License Photo
White (L) and Mary Tyler Moore present the award for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 21, 2008. Moore
died on January 25, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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White was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for "My Name is Earl" for playing "Crazy Witch Lady" at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 12, 2009. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
White appears backstage with her Lifetime Achievement
Award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 23, 2010. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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White arrives at Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People Gala in New York City on May 4, 2010. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jon Hamm (L) of "Mad Men" and White announce Eric Stonestreet as the winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for "Modern Family" during the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on August 29, 2010. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Cast member White, attends the premiere of "You Again" at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2010. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
White arrives for the Mark Train Prize at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on November 9, 2010. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Valerie Bertinelli, Wendy Malick, White and Jane Leeves of "Hot in Cleveland" arrive for Betty White's 89th birthday
party in New York City on January 18, 2011. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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White promotes her
book "If You Ask Me" in New York City on May 6, 2011. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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Fran Drescher (L) and White arrive for the TV Land premiere party for "Hot in Cleveland" and "Happily Divorced" in New York City on June 13, 2011. "Hot in Cleveland"
was canceled after six seasons in 2014. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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White was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hall of Fame Awards in New York City on October 26, 2011. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
White (R) and Sgt. Eric Worth arrive for TV Land's Holiday Premiere Party for "Hot in Cleveland" in New York City on November 29, 2011. The sitcom was TV Land's
first original sitcom. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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White stands beside a life-sized chocolate blackout cake in honor of her 90th
birthday decorated with her favorite animals, including a giraffe, an elephant, a koala, a parrot, a snake and a porcupine at the LA Zoo in Los Angeles on January 21, 2012. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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White, the
voice of Norma in "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" arrives for the premiere of the film in Universal City, Calif., on February 19, 2012. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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White (R) and Larry King arrive for the Friars Club Roast of Betty White in New York on May 16, 2012. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Uggie of "The Artist" licks White as she arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Betty White in New York City on May 16, 2012. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Bertinelli (L) reacts to comments as White looks on during an unveiling ceremony honoring Bertinelli with the 2,476th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on August 22, 2012. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
White arrives on the red carpet at the
SNL 40th Anniversary Special in New York City on February 15, 2015. In April, White was
honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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White attends the media preview for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's Beastly Ball fundraiser at the Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles on June 11, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
White holds a Sugar Glider, a small marsupial originally from the rainforests of Australia and Indonesia, as she attends the Beastly Ball at the Greater Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles on June 20, 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, White, Kate McKinnon, and Alec Baldwin appear onstage during the
Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 17, 2018. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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