<p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5fcea3c5037cbd0018614612-2400/Screen%20Shot%202020-12-07%20at%2045004%20PM.png" border="0" alt="Mario Lopez Colonel Sanders KFC Movie" data-mce-source="A + E" data-link="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kfc-and-lifetime-heat-up-the-holidays-with-a-first-of-its-kind-lifetime-original-mini-movie-a-recipe-for-seduction-301186727.html"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Lifetime on Monday announced a cinematic short-film about KFC founder Colonel Sanders.</p><p>"A Recipe for Seduction," will premiere Sunday, December 13, and stars Mario Lopez as the chicken chain's larger-than-life founder.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mark your calendars because Lifetime and <a href="https://twitter.com/kfc'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KFC</a> have partnered for a Lifetime Original Mini-Movie you don't want to miss! "A Recipe For Seduction" starring <a href="https://twitter.com/mariolopezviva'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarioLopezviva</a> premieres Sunday at 12PM. <a href="https://t.co/nZJ2PXUR6G">pic.twitter.com/nZJ2PXUR6G</a></p> Lifetime (@lifetimetv) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335947170281885699'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kfc-and-lifetime-heat-up-the-holidays-with-a-first-of-its-kind-lifetime-original-mini-movie-a-recipe-for-seduction-301186727.html">According to a press release</a>, the mini-movie "is full of mystery, suspense, deception, 'fowl' play and at the heart of it all ... love and fried chicken."</p><p>Twitter was quickly full of reactions about the film, causing Mario Lopez and Lifetime to trend on the website throughout the day.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">satan: 2020 was a success. now how do we curse 2021'<br><br>demon: get your promotion stamp ready boss <a href="https://t.co/2niWUWAWc4">https://t.co/2niWUWAWc4</a></p> slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1336015800797294592'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">mario lopez have never met a check he couldn't cash <a href="https://t.co/ogV2sRPfdM">https://t.co/ogV2sRPfdM</a></p> Steadman (@AsteadWesley) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335988886007390209'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p></p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"In a world full of herbs, she wanted a little spice" <a href="https://t.co/846bCSooFq">https://t.co/846bCSooFq</a></p> Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335988326202011654'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p></p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I can't fully process this information...<br><br>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' <a href="https://t.co/IA1l0kYaVQ">https://t.co/IA1l0kYaVQ</a></p> Matt Aimonetti (@mattetti) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335989463256731654'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p></p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">lifetime channel made a movie based off KFC colonel sanders fan fiction i dont know if i should laugh or manically cry myself into a hibernation <a href="https://t.co/CI1c2obl3Y">pic.twitter.com/CI1c2obl3Y</a></p> elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335997733518233600'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The real travesty here is that we are unable to host superbowlesque viewing parties for what will surely be an instant classic. <br><br>Also, I love that it premieres at... noon. Noon! <a href="https://t.co/706IjJKIuK">https://t.co/706IjJKIuK</a></p> Rebecca Woolf (@GirlsGoneChild) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1336029496718192640'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We live in a 30 Rock episode <a href="https://t.co/OemyksiaQn">https://t.co/OemyksiaQn</a></p> Ryan Broderick (@broderick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335981419659751426'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">okay 2020 I think were done here <a href="https://t.co/vqXYJn7Etd">https://t.co/vqXYJn7Etd</a></p> shauna (@goldengateblond) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335979992052768775'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And they say America has no culture <a href="https://t.co/yE3JHML0Rw">https://t.co/yE3JHML0Rw</a></p> watch the pinchcliffe grand prix (@noahopinion) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1335988515734245378'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p></p><p>This isn't the first time KFC has made the colonel the object of someone's affection.</p><p>In 2017, the fast-food chain announced a romance novel called "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kfc-romance-novel-is-a-raunchy-steamy-tale-2017-5">Tender Wings of Love</a>" in which the Colonel falls in love with a woman who doesn't want to marry a rich duke. And last year, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kfc-dating-game-sim-i-love-you-colonel-sanders-2019-9">KFC released a simulation game</a> called "I Love You Colonel Sanders: A Finger Licking Good Dating Simulator" in which the end goal was to date Colonel Sanders.</p><p>"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.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kfc-lifetime-move-mario-lopez-colonel-sanders-twitter-reactions-2020-12#comments">Join the conversation about this story »</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-most-expensive-liquid-thoroughbred-horse-semen-2020-3">Why thoroughbred horse semen is the world's most expensive liquid</a></p>
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