LIFETIME PRESENTS THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, PREMIERING MARCH 8
The Trip to Bountiful is a television adaptation of American playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote’s Tony nominated play. Set during the final years of the Jim Crow South, the film follows one woman’s quest to reconnect with her past in order to ensure her family’s future. The Trip to Bountiful premieres Saturday, March 8, at 8:00pm ET/PT.
ABOUT THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
In The Trip to Bountiful, Carrie Watts (Cicely Tyson), who was awarded with a Tony for her role in the Broadway revival, begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie (Blair Underwood) and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae (Vanessa Williams). No longer able to drive and forbidden to travel alone, she wishes for freedom from the confines of the house and begs her son to take her on a visit to her hometown of Bountiful. When he refuses, Mrs. Watts is undeterred and makes an escape to the local bus station, where she befriends Thelma (Keke Palmer), a young woman traveling home. When Ludie and Jessie Mae discover she is gone, they call in law enforcement to help, but Mrs. Watts is one step ahead of them and convinces the local sheriff to help her on her journey home to Bountiful.
Produced by Ostar Productions, The Trip to Bountiful is executive produced by Bill Haber (Rizzoli & Isles), Cicely Tyson, Hallie Foote and Jeff Hayes (A Day Late and a Dollar Short).
The Trip to Bountiful premieres Saturday, March 8, at 8:00pm ET/PT.
ABOUT LIFETIME
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