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"Lifetime has announced the premiere date of its Steel Magnolias remake. Steel Magnolias will premiere on the network on Sunday, October 7 at 9pm ET.    The television remake follows six Louisiana women as they deal with the highs and lows of life, starring Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Jill Scott, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye and Condola Rashad. It is based on the 1989 movie of the same name starring Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Daryl Hannah, adapted from Robert Harling&amp;#039;s play.  Queen Latifah also serves as a co-executive producer alongside Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere and Shelby Stone. The Steel Magnolias remake is directed by Kenny Leon from the screenplay of Sally Robinson. Watch Queen Latifah in Joyful Noises below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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