Lifetime on Monday announced a cinematic short-film about KFC founder Colonel Sanders.
"A Recipe for Seduction," will premiere Sunday, December 13, and stars Mario Lopez as the chicken chain's larger-than-life founder.
Mark your calendars because Lifetime and @KFC have partnered for a Lifetime Original Mini-Movie you don't want to miss! "A Recipe For Seduction" starring @MarioLopezviva premieres Sunday at 12PM. pic.twitter.com/nZJ2PXUR6G
— Lifetime (@lifetimetv) December 7, 2020
According to a press release, the mini-movie "is full of mystery, suspense, deception, 'fowl' play and at the heart of it all ... love and fried chicken."
Twitter was quickly full of reactions about the film, causing Mario Lopez and Lifetime to trend on the website throughout the day.
satan: 2020 was a success. now how do we curse 2021?
— slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) December 7, 2020
demon: get your promotion stamp ready boss https://t.co/2niWUWAWc4
mario lopez have never met a check he couldn't cash https://t.co/ogV2sRPfdM
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) December 7, 2020
"In a world full of herbs, she wanted a little spice"https://t.co/846bCSooFq
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) December 7, 2020
I can't fully process this information...
— Matt Aimonetti (@mattetti) December 7, 2020
Mario Lopez plays KFC's colonel Sanders in what seems to be a remake of 30 shades of grey involving fried food, herbs and spices? https://t.co/IA1l0kYaVQ
lifetime channel made a movie based off KFC colonel sanders fan fiction i don’t know if i should laugh or manically cry myself into a hibernation pic.twitter.com/CI1c2obl3Y
— elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) December 7, 2020
The real travesty here is that we are unable to host superbowlesque viewing parties for what will surely be an instant classic.
— Rebecca Woolf (@GirlsGoneChild) December 7, 2020
Also, I love that it premieres at... noon. Noon! https://t.co/706IjJKIuK
We live in a 30 Rock episode https://t.co/OemyksiaQn
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) December 7, 2020
okay 2020 I think we’re done here https://t.co/vqXYJn7Etd
— shauna (@goldengateblond) December 7, 2020
And they say America has no culture https://t.co/yE3JHML0Rw
— watch the pinchcliffe grand prix (@noahopinion) December 7, 2020
This isn't the first time KFC has made the colonel the object of someone's affection.
In 2017, the fast-food chain announced a romance novel called "Tender Wings of Love" in which the Colonel falls in love with a woman who doesn't want to marry a rich duke. And last year, KFC released a simulation game called "I Love You Colonel Sanders: A Finger Licking Good Dating Simulator" in which the end goal was to date Colonel Sanders.
"A Recipe for Seduction" premieres on December 13 at 12 p.m. Eastern on Lifetime. It will also be available to stream on Lifetime's website, Lifetime apps, and other video-on-demand platforms.
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