KFC and Lifetime announced Monday a partnership for a holiday mini-movie.
“A Recipe for Seduction” will be a 15-minute short film starring Mario Lopez as Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of the restaurant chain whose name and likeness are still used symbols of the chain.
The mini-movie “is full of mystery, suspense, deception, ‘fowl’ play and at the heart of it all … love and fried chicken,” according to a press release.
The release describes the film as a “steamy holiday love affair” involving a young heiress whose mother has handpicked a suitor for her. “But when a handsome, young chef with a secret fried chicken recipe and a dream arrives, he sets in motion a series of events that unravel the mother’s devious plans,” the release says.
The film will be a part of Lifetime’s “It’s A Wonderful Lifetime” movie slate, which is a perennial fan-favorite for holiday content.
KFC and Uber Eats are offering a special promotion in conjunction with the film — six free extra crispy tenders with a purchase of $20 or more — that will be available between December 13-19 via the mobile food delivery app.