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Lifetime has announced a two-picture deal collaboration with Sarah Drew!  The former “Grey’s Anatomy” star is set to star, write and executive produce holiday films, which will be part of the network’s iconic It’s a Wonderful Lifetime annual programming slate.

One of the films, “Reindeer Games,“ was born from an original script by Drew and follows a fading Hollywood star who returns to his small tight knit hometown post breakup. He’s begrudgingly roped into the town’s holiday fundraising tradition, “The Reindeer Games,” but when he surprisingly falls for (and is competing against) a former classmate he ignored in high school who’s determined to beat him at all costs, he must win the game and win her heart as well.

“I’ve absolutely loved working with Lifetime over the past few years and couldn’t be more thrilled to continue my relationship with them as an actor and now as a writer and producer as well. I’m delighted to announce my screen-writing debut with ‘Reindeer Games,’ a romantic comedy about love, loss, and the importance of true community. I’m looking forward to working with Lifetime to bring more stories like this to life”, Drew said in a statement.

In additional to the Christmas films, Drew will also star in “Stolen Hearts: The Lizbeth Meredith Story” (working title).  We can’t wait to watch her next holiday film with Lifetime; she previously starred in 2019’s “Twinkle All the Way” and “Christmas Pen Pals” in 2018.

Stay Merry,

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Discovery+ has announced what viewers can expect from their holiday offering this year, and spoiler alert (not really!): it includes an original Christmas movie starring a major star from The Food Network as well as original specials and holiday-themed episodes of original shows.

The holiday slate kicks off today, so check out the lineup and streaming days below!

Candy Coated Christmas: Behind The Scenes — November 1 (discovery+)
Viewers can join Ree Drummond, host of The Pioneer Woman and one of Food Network’s most popular stars, for an exclusive “making of” journey as she prepares to shoot her first acting role in Candy Coated Christmas. From wardrobe fittings to meeting the cast and crew, and from her first scene to when the director called wrap, Ree will share many memorable moments leading up to her feature debut in the special, including sharing how some of her own recipes were used in the feature and a quick on-set candy-coated trick.

A CHRISTMAS STORY / DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (Photos: TBS/TNT)

It’s November 1st, which means it’s the perfect time to announce more holiday programming schedules that you’re so eagerly awaiting!  TBS and TNT dropped their lineup to get you in the spirit, and the holiday event is going to run from now until January!

You can, of course, look forward to holiday yuletide classics like Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)”, “The Polar Express”, “A Christmas Carol (TNT Version)”, and the annual 24-Hour Marathon of “A Christmas Story” – airing on both networks, but the networks will also air the premiere of “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses”, movie marathons for Thanksgiving Weekend and New Year’s Day, and lots more. See the schedule highlights below*!

(L-R) A Rich Christmas, Christmas Déjà Vu, Soul Santa | Photos: BET+

‘Tis the Season to Stream Black with the all-new holiday offering of BET+ original Christmas movies! 

Beginning this week, the streaming service will kick off their holiday programming slate with the premiere of “A Rich Christmas” starring Bill Bellamy, followed by seven more all-new festive films throughout the season with many of your favorite stars, including: David and Tamela Mann, Regina Taylor, Valarie Pettiford, Tammy Townsend, Loretta Devine, Blue Kimble and Aaron D. Spears.

Among the lineup? “Merry Switchmas,” which stars two sets of twins Rachel and Rebekah Aladdin alongside Joseph and Joel Harold for a holiday switcharoo tale, and the remarkable Amber Riley will grace us all with her powerful vocals in “Christmas Déjà Vu”.

Check out the full lineup below!

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Toss the jack-o’-lanterns and start decking the halls because Christmas is coming!  Freeform is ready to start the festivities by announcing their highly-anticipated 25 Days of Christmas lineup, and this year is a special one as it’s the 25th anniversary of the beloved event!

Look forward to getting your fill of “Home Alone” and “The Santa Clause” trilogy along with “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000), “Love Actually”, “The Preacher’s Wife”, “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”; classics like “Frosty The Snowman” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, and holiday episodes of “The Simpsons” – plus lots more!

Included in this year’s offering are network original fan-favorites like “The Mistle-Tones”, “12 Dates of Christmas”, and “Holiday in Handcuffs”.  You also won’t want to miss the network premiere of “Office Christmas Party” starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon.

Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas runs from December 1st through the 25th – aka Christmas Day!

Check out the promo and a day-by-day list of the movies below!

Three original Christmas movies and a holiday cook-off are coming OWN for the Holidays this year at the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network!  For the third consecutive year, the network is celebrating the season of giving with heartwarming holiday movies along with a festive special to fill you with cheer.

Up first? The kick-off of a reality competition cook-off!

Kym Whitley will host “The Big Holiday Food Fight,” a five-episode series that will air Tuesday nights beginning in November, which will serve as a festive lead-in for the three original Christmas movies starring network favorites, Meagan Holder (“Cooking Up Christmas”), Brad James (“For Better or Worse”), Deborah Joy Winans (“Greenleaf”), Kendrick Cross (“Ambitions”), Andra Fuller (“The Haves and the Have Nots”) and Rhyon Nicole Brown (“For Better or Worse”)!

Get the scoop on the programming lineup below – including air-dates!

L-R, Top-Bottom: Osnes, Selig, Lopez and Monahan. Photos: Crown Media

Hallmark Channel has announced that one of the films on their upcoming Countdown to Christmas roster this year was inspired by the Grammy-winning band, Train, and will feature lead singer Pat Monahan alongside Laura Osnes (“Raise a Glass to Love,” “One Royal Holiday”), Kyle Selig (“Madam Secretary”), and George Lopez (“George Lopez”)!

Inspired by Train’s album, and sharing its title, “Christmas in Tahoe” will also feature songs by the band performed by Monahan, including “Shake Up Christmas” with Selig, and the new song, “Mittens”.

In “Christmas in Tahoe”, Claire (Osnes) is an aspiring talent booker, who is about to be offered a prestigious job with a big Vegas venue when the Christmas Eve show that she put together at her family’s hotel and casino in Lake Tahoe suddenly loses their big act! Her best friend and concierge Jackson (Monahan) reminds her that she knows someone famous. Claire’s ex-boyfriend Ryan (Selig), the lead guitarist of the hugely popular band Wild Lynx, offers to help her find replacement acts. He’s on break from his tour and spending the holidays back in Tahoe with his family. Though Claire helped the band break out initially, she and Ryan haven’t spoken since they cut her loose in favor of a bigger management company. While trying to prove she has put the past behind her, feelings come back to the surface and they both realize they may need each other more than they remembered.

“Ever since having made our Christmas album, Christmas in Tahoe, it’s been a dream of mine to bring it to life on the screen,” says Monahan in a Crown Media statement. “Hallmark has now made that dream a reality. I loved being able to not only act but also perform “Shake Up Christmas” and our new original song, “Mittens” in the movie. I know that everyone is going to feel the love and warmth of the holiday season when they see this heartfelt film.”

Robert Lieberman directed from a story by Nina Weinman.

“Christmas in Tahoe” will premiere on Sunday, November 28 at 6pm/5c on Hallmark Channel.

Stay Merry,

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The “Home Alone” reboot trailer is here.

Two years ago we reported on Disney rebooting the “Home Alone” franchise after acquiring 20th Century Fox, and now the trailer for the reimagined version is finally here.

In this all-new adventure comedy titled “Home Sweet Home Alone”, Archie Yates (Jojo Rabbit) stars as Max Mercer, a 10-year-old who is left to his own devices when he’s accidentally left at home for the holidays as his family goes on a trip to Tokyo, Japan.

While his mother (Aisling Bea) works to make her way home to Max by Christmas, a married couple (Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney) tries to steal back a valuable heirloom from his family home.  In the trailer we’ll see a lot of nods, quotes and Easter eggs from the beloved holiday film franchise.

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It’s about to get seriously festive over at Netflix as the streaming service plans for their biggest holiday offering yet, which includes several Christmas movies!

Netflix’s “Here for the Holidays” event kicks off on November 1st, and in the first week alone you’ll be able to enjoy the premieres of “The Claus Family” and the Christmas catfishing movie, “Love Hard,” starring Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang and James Saito.  In the highly-anticipated “The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star”, Vanessa Hudgens returns to reprise triple roles!  Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes will ring in the season together in “A Castle for Christmas,” and Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers and Luke Macfarlane find themselves in a holiday love triangle for “Single All the Way”!

Additionally, the lineup includes six series that sleigh: “Christmas Flow”, “Blown Away: Christmas”, “School of Chocolate”, “Elves”, the fourth season of “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays”, and the second season of “How to Ruin Christmas”.

Netflix will also stream the beloved 2017 animated feature, “Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You” featuring an amazing voice cast, including: Mariah Carey, Henry Winkler and Lacey Chabert.

Check out the full lineup below and get ready to spend Christmas with Netflix!

Tamera Mowry-Housley (left) and Danica McKellar (right) | Photos: Crown Media

To celebrate the kick-off of Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel will be giving us sneak peeks at the first two movies that will be premiering next weekend on the network — hosted by the stars!

Tamera Mowry-Housley, star of “The Santa Stakeout” (premieres Sun, Oct. 24th at 8pm/7c), and Danica McKellar, star of “You, Me & the Christmas Trees” (premieres Fri, Oct. 22nd at 8pm/7c), will give us sneak peeks of both movies during the premiere of “Advice to Love By” on Saturday, October 16th at 9pm/8c.