Steel Magnolias is an American comedy-drama television film directed by Kenny Leon that premiered at Lifetime Network on October 7, 2012.

[1] It is a contemporary retelling of the play Steel Magnolias and its 1989 film adaptation.

[2] The new film stars an all-black American cast, including Queen Latifah as M'Lynn, Jill Scott as Truvy, Condola Rashād as Shelby, Adepero Oduye as Annelle, with Phylicia Rashād as Clairee and Alfre Woodard as Ouiser.

[3][4] The film has been met with positive reviews from critics, with a score of 74 out of 100 from Metacritic.

[6] The film premiered on Sunday, October 7, 2012, on Lifetime and earned 6.5 million viewers.