{"id":2464116,"date":"2026-06-17T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2464116"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:35:17","slug":"lifetimes-summer-movies-slate-christina-milian-and-a-killer-clown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lifetimes-summer-movies-slate-christina-milian-and-a-killer-clown\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime&#8217;s Summer Movies Slate: Christina Milian and a Killer Clown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/hearst-3\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hearst-3_1\" data-tag=\"hearst-3\">Lifetime<\/a> is not exactly sending you good vibes this summer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe cable brand\u2019s Summer 2026 original movies slate includes a secret baby born at prom, the \u201cdangerous obsession\u201d of a creepy funeral director and one killer clown. If that sentence doesn\u2019t shake you, this one should: Those are the three ripped-from-the-headlines films from the overall slate of five.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFirst up is <em>He Couldn\u2019t Let Go<\/em> starring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/christina-milian-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_christina-milian-2_1\" data-tag=\"christina-milian-2\">Christina Milian<\/a>. After an intense work encounter that leaves a disgruntled colleague on the run, Mariana\u2019s (Milian) quiet night at home turns into a terrifying fight for her own survival. Steven Strait, Annie Gonzalez and Gregg Wayans also star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>He Couldn\u2019t Let Go<\/em>\u00a0is produced by Fox Entertainment Studios in association with Neon Kite and distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes, Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew executive produce, with Ani Kevork and Carmen Milian serving as co-executive producers. Milian, Jay Glazer, Lisa Wright, Rob Belushi and Mandy Turpin produce, with Cory Miller directing from a script he co-wrote with Belushi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>He Couldn\u2019t Let Go<\/em> is already available to watch on Lifetime Movie Channel; it premieres on Lifetime on July 18 at 8\/7c.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe following week (in the same time slot) marks the summer\u2019s first borrowed real story, <em>Crowning at the Prom<\/em>. And you\u2019re about to be grossed out by the pun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOn the brink of prom queen glory and a coveted athletic scholarship, obsessive overachiever Kat Walker (Anwen O\u2019Driscoll) is determined to maintain the flawless image she\u2019s built for herself and for her devoted single mother, Abigail (Danielle Panabaker). While concealing a late-term pregnancy and struggling under the weight of her pursuit of perfection, Kat\u2019s carefully controlled world begins to unravel. When a shocking night shatters their fragile facade, both women are forced to confront the cost of control and decide what kind of future is worth fighting for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Crowning at the Prom<\/em> also stars Claire Qute. The TV movie\u00a0is produced by Neshama Entertainment in association with\u00a0Fox Entertainment Studios and distributed by Fox Entertainment Global. Arnie Zipursky, Dayna Zipursky, Suzanne Berger,\u00a0Fernando Szew, Hannah Pillemer,\u00a0Larry Grimaldi, and Todd Murata serve\u00a0as executive producers. Michelle Ouellet directs from a script written by Mika Frank and\u00a0Emily Silver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe following Saturday night is <em>Girl in the Coffin<\/em>, our next real (enough) thriller. After the death of her beloved mother, Sylvie Sutter (Tahirah Sharif) is struggling to move forward when she finds comfort in Bill Trevett (Robert James-Collier), the compassionate funeral director who handled her mother\u2019s service. But beneath Bill\u2019s kindness lies a dangerous obsession as he believes they are destined to be together. When Sylvie suddenly disappears, she awakens trapped inside a coffin beneath Bill\u2019s funeral home, where she discovers the horrifying depths of his obsession. As the outside world searches for answers, Sylvie must find the strength to survive and outsmart a man determined to make her a permanent part of his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Girl in the Coffin<\/em>\u00a0is produced by ITN Productions U.K., with Ian Rumsey and Nicki Purcell serving executive producing and Letitia Knight serving as a producer. The film is directed by Jermain Julien from a script written by Kate O\u2019Riordan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe first Saturday in August will haunt your dreams. <em>Killer Clown<\/em>, also from a real-life story, picks up decades after witnessing her mother\u2019s brutal murder at the hands of the \u201cKiller Clown.\u201d Elizabeth Helmer (Sara Paxton) remains haunted by the crime that shattered her childhood. When she begins investigating the long-unsolved cold case, Elizabeth becomes the target of a terrifying copycat stalker, forcing her to confront painful memories she has spent a lifetime trying to escape. As she searches for answers alongside her father Reed (David Cubitt) and husband Dan (Hamza Haq), Elizabeth uncovers a tangled web of family betrayal and long-buried secrets. As she closes in on the truth, Elizabeth must separate fact from manipulation and fight to survive before history repeats itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Killer Clown<\/em>\u00a0is produced by Muse Entertainment. Jesse Prupas and Chris Wade serve as executive producers. The film is directed by Annie Bradley, who also serves as executive producer.\u00a0The script is written by Katie Boland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFinally, <em>She Stole My Son\u2019s Heart<\/em> brings us a much better pun than the prom baby title.<\/p>\n<p>After her last heart transplant fails, Maria (Taylor Hickson) is in desperate need of a new heart. Fearing it could give out at any moment, she turns down her boyfriend\u2019s proposal and heads out for a walk \u2014 only to mysteriously disappear. As the search intensifies, homicide and missing persons detective Vicky (Marisol Nichols) and her rookie partner, Chloe (Megan Peta Hill), are assigned to the case. With Maria\u2019s time running out, it becomes a race to uncover the truth behind Maria\u2019s disappearance before her failing heart gives out.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>She Stole My Son\u2019s Heart<\/em>\u00a0is produced by Bruce Harvey for CMW Springtime Production Inc. in association with Studio TF1 America. Timothy O. Johnson, Meghan Hooper White and Amelia Burstyn serve as executive producers. Caitlyn Sponheimer directs from a script written by Lucy Luna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWatch a teaser for the Summer 2026 thrillers, below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 July and August Thrillers | Lifetime\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTsoPDHPJrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\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.hollywoodreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifetime is not exactly sending you good vibes this summer. The cable brand\u2019s Summer 2026 original movies slate includes a secret baby born at prom, the \u201cdangerous obsession\u201d of a creepy funeral director and one killer clown. If that sentence doesn\u2019t shake you, this one should: Those are the three ripped-from-the-headlines films from the overall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2464117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[372317,357992],"class_list":["post-2464116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-christina-milian","tag-lifetime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lifetimes-Summer-Movies-Slate-Christina-Milian-and-a-Killer-Clown.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464118,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464116\/revisions\/2464118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}