LIFETIME AND MICROHOUSE FILMS TO DEBUT FIRST ORIGINAL VERTICAL DRAMA SERIES, TIDES OF TEMPTATION, AS TENTPOLE OF MICROHOUSE FILMS’ INAUGURAL CREATOR SLATE AND PLATFORM LAUNCH ON JULY 7
Taye Diggs-Produced Series Marks First of Five Vertical Projects Under Strategic Partnership Between Lifetime and Microhouse Films
Microhouse Films and Lifetime announced the launch date of Tuesday, July 7 for Tides of Temptation, a new original vertical series debuting on the soon-to-be launched Microhouse Films platform. Alongside the announcement, Microhouse Films and Lifetime are unveiling the first-look trailer and key art for the suspenseful drama from executive producer and Microhouse Films co-founder Taye Diggs.
The July 7 debut marks a major milestone for Microhouse Films as the company officially launches its platform and unveils its inaugural slate of creators and projects available for viewing and purchase. Serving as a tentpole title, Tides of Temptation is one of seven original projects debuting on launch day. Designed to empower creators to produce, distribute, and monetize their work within a single ecosystem, Microhouse Films offers a creator-first platform dedicated to premium, mobile-first storytelling.
Starring Q Stenline, aka SwagBoyQ, Tides of Temptation marks the first collaboration between Lifetime and Microhouse Films and serves as a foundational title in Lifetime’s expanding vertical content strategy. The partnership between the two companies will include four additional vertical series currently in development.
“The next generation of entertainment is being shaped by mobile-first audiences, and Microhouse was created to help lead that evolution,” said Taye Diggs, co-founder of Microhouse Films and executive producer of Tides of Temptation. “We’re building a home for creators and premium storytelling in this space, and Tides of Temptation represents exactly the type of project we want to champion as we launch the platform and begin this partnership with Lifetime.”
“Vertical storytelling represents an exciting new opportunity for Lifetime,” said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime and LMN. “Tides of Temptation is one of the pillars of our vertical strategy, and we’re excited to take this first step alongside Taye and Microhouse Films. Together, we’re creating stories designed for the way audiences are engaging with content today while staying true to the compelling storytelling that defines Lifetime.”
Tides of Temptation was developed alongside Lifetime’s upcoming original movie, Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You, which also stars Taye Diggs. While the two projects share a common story world, Tides of Temptation stands on its own as a complete story. Paradise with You premieres this fall on Lifetime.
To celebrate the platform launch, Microhouse Films will host a launch event on July 7, bringing together talent, creators, industry partners, and media to introduce the platform and its creative vision.
About Tides of Temptation
Set within the same emotionally charged world introduced in Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You, Tides of Temptation deepens the drama. Set on the lush island of Nevis, paradise hides a dangerous undercurrent — and beautiful young Constance (Mea Wilkerson) is trapped inside of it. Her life is controlled by her controlling brother Malik and her abusive boyfriend Wes. When ambitious young athlete local Jamal (SwagBoy Q) enters her life and confronts the dangerous world around her, everything fractures. And as Jamal and Constance fall hard for each other, they soon come to realize their dangerous new love could cost them everything. Troy Brookins (who also appears in Paradise with You as Travis) and David John Craig also star.
Tides of Temptation is executive produced by Taye Diggs, Shelby Stone and Autumn Federici and produced in association with Motion Entertainment, a WPP Media company with Chet Fenster also serving as executive producer. Troy Brookins co-produces. Gary and Edmund Entin directed from a script by Nanea Miyata with a story by Ejay Jamison.
ABOUT MICROHOUSE FILMS
Microhouse Films is a creator-driven entertainment studio developing premium vertical storytelling experiences for mobile-first audiences. Through partnerships with creators, talent, and leading entertainment brands, Microhouse Films produces original content designed for the next generation of viewers. Microhouse Films will have no subscription fee and require no fee to upload or host content. Through an ad-free model, filmmakers can choose which episodes to offer for free and which to place behind a credit-based system, retaining control over pricing, release strategy, and revenue. Microhouse Films is founded by Taye Diggs, Autumn Federici, Shelby Stone, Troy Brookins and James Black.
ABOUT LIFETIME
Celebrating over 40 years of entertaining audiences, Lifetime is a premier entertainment destination for women dedicated to offering the highest quality original programming spanning award-winning movies, high-quality scripted series and breakout non-fiction series. Lifetime has an impressive legacy in public affairs, bringing attention to social issues that women care about with initiatives such as the long running Stop Breast Cancer for Life and Stop Violence Against Women. Lifetime Television®, LMN®, Lifetime Real Women® and Lifetime Digital™ are part of A+E Global Media™. A+E Global Media™ (aegm.com) is a joint venture of The Walt Disney and The Hearst Corporation.
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