AETN Brings Lifetime Originals to Miami

NEW YORK: Three original non-fiction series and five original movies from Lifetime top AETN International’s roster for NATPE, which is officially under way in Miami today. 

Series include Seriously Funny Kids, hosted by Project Runway‘s Heidi Klum; Glamour Belles, set in a small-town pageant gown shop; and Four of a Kind, following a set of identical quadruplet sisters. Seriously Funny Kids will debut on Lifetime on February 1, while Glamour Belles and Four of a Kind both have March debuts.

Leading off AETN’s movie slate is Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, telling the real-life story of the American exchange student who is accused by Italian authorities of killing her roommate. He Loves Me, starring Heather Locklear, is about a woman who seems to have the idyllic life, but as her mysterious past begins to emerge, she becomes more paranoid, delusional and violent in alarming ways. The suspense thriller And Baby Will Fall is based on Hallie Ephron’s best selling novel, while Gone follows as a woman searches for her daughter, and becomes entangled in a web of murder, corruption and crooked politicians. Bring Ashley Home is based on the true story of Libba Phillips’ search for her sister who has disappeared. 

“We are very pleased to be the source for original Lifetime movies and series at NATPE,” said Ian Jones, the managing director of international content sales and commercial development at AETN International. “As the highest rated women’s network in the U.S., Lifetime is renowned for the quality of its programming. I am confident the international broadcast community will respond to the compelling stories and universal themes that comprise our growing catalogue of women’s programming.”