The Oprah Winfrey Network has announced that the network will be planning their first ever miniseries and that they have found a lead for their telepic My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story. Toni Braxton will be playing the lead in the telepic.
This TV movie is going to be released in December and will tell the story of singer-songwriter Darlene Love, The Hollywood Reporter added.
OWN president Erik Logan, explained that the network is excited to move forward with these new projects and continue the positive momentum that was seen this last quarter. "Coming off our most watched quarter in network history, we are excited to get to work on these new scripted projects with Octavia and Toni. By diversifying our programming, we are also growing our audience, and these new projects put us in a great position to take the network to the next level," said Logan.
USA Today reported that Octavia Spencer, who is known for her work in The Help will star in Tulsa, a two day miniseries.
Justin Timberlake is all kicking off a new season of Oprah's Master Class which will start on May 11th.