Lifetime Television News

 Naya Rivera's body has been recovered from Lake Piru, according to the Ventura Country Sheriff's department. Rivera, best known for her role as Santana on Glee, was 33. 

Multiple sources have confirmed that actress Naya Rivera, best known for her role as Santana on Glee, is missing after boating on a lake in California.

Megan Hilty will be taking part in a one-hour in-depth online conversation with Dramaversity creator Scot Pankey on April 27 at 2pm EDT. Topics will include creating art, building a thriving career, and inspiration. The lucky students will also be able to ask questions of the actress in real time.

RAINN released the following statement today after the airing of Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, which featured RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline Number (800.656.4673) as well as RAINN's Wait PSA.

Charity Auction Featuring Once-in-a-Lifetime Television Experiences to Benefit Foundation's Renowned Education Programs

Jodi Weiner will present Ladies Let Loose at the Pax Amicus Castle Theatre this Friday November 15th starring Chris Rich, Anita Wise, Mary Dimino and Judy Cianciotto.

ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, proudly announces its 4th annual World Alive! Celebration. The fundraising event will honor Cicely Tyson with ArtsEmerson's inaugural Decade Award which will be presented every ten years to an artist that best represents the goals of ArtsEmerson for a performance in the preceding decade. Cicely Tyson reprised her Tony Award-winning performance as the feisty and funny Carrie Watts in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Horton Foote's beloved American classic The Trip to Bountiful at ArtsEmerson in 2014. World Alive! Celebration will take place on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 6:00pm at the Four Seasons Hotel located at 200 Boylston Street in Boston, tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available at www.ArtsEmerson.org.

Lela Loren (“Power”) will play Danica Harlan in Season Two of Altered Carbon. Kept under wraps, Loren already has completed production on her Altered Carbon series regular role.

The Television Academy Foundation launched its 2019 Emmy Season Auction today featuring once-in-a-lifetime television experiences for fans including exclusive set visits, celebrity meet and greets, and tickets to the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards and Governors Ball. Proceeds benefit the Television Academy Foundation's renowned educational programs.

LMN dials up the heat with back-to-back Friday night premieres with the thrillers A Lover Scorned starring Emilie de Ravin (Lost), debuting on August 2 at 8pm ET/PT, followed by Deadly Influencer starring Anne Dudek and Abby Ross on August 9 at 8pm ET/PT.

Camp Rock star Meaghan Martin is set to make her professional stage debut in Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang's dark comedy The Actor's Nightmare. The piece, especially curated from a selection of Durang's shorts by 3 hearts canvas into a cohesive, stand-alone piece, explores different areas of the entertainment industry through biting satire and surreal comedy. The production runs from 16th July – 10th August 2019, with the official press night being held on Friday 19th July at 7pm.

Camp Rock star Meaghan Martin is set to make her professional stage debut in Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang's dark comedy The Actor's Nightmare. The piece, especially curated from a selection of Durang's shorts by 3 hearts canvas into a cohesive, stand-alone piece, explores different areas of the entertainment industry through biting satire and surreal comedy. The production runs from 16th July - 10th August 2019, with the official press night being held on Friday 19th July at 7pm.

Emmy(R) Award winner and Critics' Choice nominee Niecy Nash (When They See Us, Claws) is set to star in Kidnapped: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, the first movie greenlit by Lifetime under the Robin Roberts Presents movie and documentary banner. Executive produced by the award-winning journalist, production is currently underway and also stars Rayven Symone Ferrell (The Hate U Gave) and Ta'Rhonda Jones (Empire), in the true story of a young woman who discovers at age 18, she was abducted as a baby and the family she knew to be hers, wasn't hers at all. Set to premiere in 2020, the film will be followed by a companion documentary featuring the real-life people depicted in the movie.

Camp Rock star Meaghan Martin is set to make her professional stage debut in Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang's dark comedy The Actor's Nightmare. The piece, especially curated from a selection of Durang's shorts by 3 hearts canvas into a cohesive, stand-alone piece, explores different areas of the entertainment industry through biting satire and surreal comedy. The production runs from 16th July - 10th August 2019, with the official press night being held on Friday 19th July at 7pm.

On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Manhattan's Copacabana nightclub will be the setting for Miss Gay New York America, a spectacular drag show benefitting the Anti-Violence Project (fights LGBT hate crime).

Sports media executive Diane Penny has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager, NBC Sports Northwest, effective immediately. She will manage the day-to-day operations of the network, including production, digital, ad sales, operations and marketing, as well as the relationship with the Portland Trail Blazers. Penny will be based out of the NBC Sports Northwest office in Portland, Ore. The announcement was made by Bill Bridgen, President, Group Leader, NBC Sports Regional Networks, to whom she will report.

Tiffany Marie Smith (Supernatural) and Charlie Field (Genius) have been cast to take on the roles of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in the Lifetime feature Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal. Filming begins later this month in Vancouver for a spring debut.

Lifetime heads across the pond with a follow-up to the 2018 hit movie following the romantic journey of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle with the sequel, Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (working title).

Edward R. Matthews, CEO of ADAPT Community Network, announced its 2019 ADAPT Leadership Awards Gala to take place on Thursday, March 14th, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The event will be hosted by Cara Buono, co‐star of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, and Emmy‐ nominee for her role on Mad Men. The awards honor the accomplishments of extraordinary individuals and corporations who have made an impact on people with disabilities and have inspired others through their professional and charitable endeavors. The gala benefits the important ongoing programs and services of ADAPT Community Network. This year's honorees will be announced next month.

Featuring the legendary Coach Dianna Williams and her team of Dancing Dolls, comes the unforgettable, jam-packed heart-pounding experience we call Bring It! Live. After three acclaimed touring seasons, the hit Lifetimea TV series Bring It! is back again live on-stage Saturday, July 27 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center with never before seen routines and an all new fan vs Dancing Doll stand battles. Tickets (starting at $32.75 plus applicable fees) go on sale Friday, January 11 at 10 AM at the North Charleston Coliseum Advance Ticket Office, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. The 2019 summer tour will feature an all new interactive show with hotter-than-ever performances inspiring fans of all ages in an evening packed with motivation, inspiration and formation.