{"id":2061519,"date":"2025-10-01T07:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2061519"},"modified":"2025-10-01T07:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:25:09","slug":"his-first-holiday-film-in-12-years-stars-p-valleys-shannon-thornton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/his-first-holiday-film-in-12-years-stars-p-valleys-shannon-thornton\/","title":{"rendered":"His First Holiday Film In 12 Years Stars \u2018P-Valley\u2019s Shannon Thornton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com\/entertainment\/when-will-invincible-season-4-premiere-on-prime-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prime Video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prime Video<\/a> has dropped the first images for Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy, his first holiday film in 12 years, and it stars P-Valley\u2018s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com\/twitter-discovers-p-valley-star-shannon-thornton-used-to-model-for-black-hair-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shannon Thornton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shannon Thornton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film, previously titled Joy Ridge, is the third in Perry\u2019s four-pic deal with Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry\u2019s last holiday film was A Madea Christmas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Finding Joy stars Tosin Morohunfola, Brittany S. Hall, Inayah, Eric Stanton Betts, Aaron O\u2019Connell, Natalie O\u2019Connell, Jeffery Thomas Johnson and Whitney Goin. Perry is the writer and director, and he produces the film with Angi Bones and Will Areu.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What is \u2018Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy\u2019 about?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s the official description for Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy\u00a0follows Thornton as Joy, a New York fashion designer whose talents are overshadowed by her boss. Just like her career, Joy has been unlucky in love. Encouraged by her steadfast friends Ashley (Hall) and Littia (Inayah), Joy follows her crush Colton (O\u2019Connell) to Colorado, hoping for holiday magic. Instead, a shocking revelation and a snowstorm leave her stranded. At her lowest, Joy meets Ridge (Morohunfola), a chance encounter that transforms her perspective on life and love.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">When does \u2018Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy\u2019 premiere?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film premieres Nov. 5 on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Check out the key art and stills below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"'Tyler Perry's Finding Joy'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aNH5pz.PW3k0VL8GDP5UGw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0Mzk7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/blavity_articles_483\/20dc5b7a2c44e4f3166de46bf427ee56\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Photo: Amazon MGM Studios<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"'Tyler Perry's Finding Joy'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TpyW8Fi5MO1oeSVtOrN3Uw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/blavity_articles_483\/07ffe121e2a1ed8ae1a0437c6b38b29f\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Photo: Amazon MGM Studios<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com\/tyler-perrys-finding-joy-first-look-shannon-thornton?utm_source=yahoo_cs&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=content_distribution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy\u2019 First Look: His First Holiday Film In 12 Years Stars \u2018P-Valley\u2019s Shannon Thornton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy\u2019 First Look: His First Holiday Film In 12 Years Stars \u2018P-Valley\u2019s Shannon Thornton<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com?utm_source=yahoo_cs&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=content_distribution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blavity;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Blavity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Video has dropped the first images for Tyler Perry\u2019s Finding Joy, his first holiday film in 12 years, and it stars P-Valley\u2018s Shannon Thornton. The film, previously titled Joy Ridge, is the third in Perry\u2019s four-pic deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Perry\u2019s last holiday film was A Madea Christmas. 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