Latest in T.D. Jakes

Tyler Perry and T.D. Jakes got the go-ahead from local authorities Thursday to purchase over 130 acres in Atlanta including a proposed expansion of Tyler Perry Studios for an entertainment district with theaters, retail shops and restaurants. Perry will acquire 37 acres adjacent to Tyler Perry Studios, adding to the…

UPDATED:  Lifetime has set April premiere dates and announced the full cast for two movies in the Seven Deadly Sins anthology. The movies are based on the first two books in Victoria Christopher Murray’s series, Lust and Envy, executive produced by Bishop T.D. Jakes. The projects initially were announced in 2019. Lust…

Lifetime announced at TCA today an ambitious slate of original movies for 2019. Among the 75 films planned for next year are a series of telepics and documentaries from veteran newswoman Robin Roberts along with book franchises from authors V.C. Andrews and Victoria Christopher Murray. The A+E Networks-owned cable net…

Tegna Media said today that its syndicated daytime talk show T.D. Jakes will premiere September 12 in more than 50 U.S. markets. The chatfest, which got a test run last summer, is cleared in more than 40 percent of the country. The show features Dallas pastor and businessman T.D. Jakes, who boasts a 30,000-member…

Tegna Media, and Debmar-Mercury, a subsidiary of Lionsgate will preview a T. D. Jakes-hosted one-hour daily daytime talk show across four TEGNA stations this summer. Tegna Media, a station group of network affiliates reaching approximately one-third of all television households nationwide, and Debmar-Mercury will…