Toni Braxton, Lifetime Announce Two New Movies Inspired by Her Classic Hits

R&B icon Toni Braxton has partnered with Lifetime to supply and star in two films impressed by and titled after her signature hits, “He Wasn’t Man Sufficient” and “Breathe Once more.”

First up is Toni Braxton’s He Wasn’t Man Sufficient, set to premiere Saturday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m. as a part of the community’s Love of a Lifetime November romance film slate.

Braxton stars alongside Essence Atkins and Yvette Nicole Brown. Within the movie, Braxton performs Mel Montgomery, a bestselling creator whose private life will get rocky when she discovers her boyfriend Richard (performed by Thomas Cardot) has been deceiving her.

Per the logline, “When Mel learns Richard is now engaged to her estranged school good friend Monica (Atkins), the 2 ladies, with the assistance of Mel’s loyal finest good friend Sweet (Brown), put aside outdated wounds to face collectively. What begins as betrayal turns into a narrative of resilience and solidarity—proving Richard picked the fallacious trio to mess with. As a result of in the long run, it was by no means concerning the man who failed them, however the ladies who selected one another. All the time and with out query… sisters over misters.”

Braxton’s hit “He Wasn’t Man Sufficient,” produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, was the lead single to her third album, The Warmth, which was launched in 2000. The tune, co-written by Darkchild, LaShawn Daniels, Harvey Mason Jr and Fred Jerkins, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Sizzling 100.

The sequel, Toni Braxton’s Breathe Once more, will premiere in 2026. Braxton and Atkins will reprise their roles, with Cree Summer season becoming a member of the solid.

In accordance with a press launch, “The movie follows three ladies — Jennifer (Braxton), Vanessa (Summer season), and Evelyn (Atkins) — who meet as contestants on a actuality courting present and undergo heartbreak underneath the highlight. Their shared rejection sparks an unlikely sisterhood that carries them from Los Angeles to a brand new life in Seattle. There, they navigate recent begins, second probabilities, and the messy, hilarious realities of courting, friendship, and household.”

It continues, “Jennifer rediscovers her voice as an artist, Vanessa rebuilds her inside design enterprise whereas opening herself to like once more, and Evelyn faces her grief by daring to embrace pleasure and chance. Alongside the best way, the ladies study that whereas romance might come and go, feminine friendship is the love story that lasts a lifetime.”

“Breathe Once more” was the second single from Braxton’s self-titled debut album (1993). The Babyface-penned ballad grew to become Braxton’s first high 5 hit on the Sizzling 100, peaking at No. 3. 

“The key is FINALLY out! I shot two superb movies with my ladies @essence_says, @iamcreesummer & @yvettenicolebrown for @lifetimetv. It was a pleasure working with these proficient beauties!” Braxton wrote in an Instagram put up. 

Lifetime isn’t any stranger to collaborating with legendary R&B artists to reimagine their music into movies.

The corporate beforehand teamed with Mary J. Blige for a trio of movies — Mary J. Blige’s Actual Love, Mary J. Blige’s Power of a Girl and Mary J. Blige’s Household Affair.