Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha Are Making a Hallmark Christmas Movie!

Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha Are Making a Hallmark Christmas Movie! L-R: Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha (Photos: Hallmark Media)

Hallmark Aqueduct has officially 'unwrapped' their first Christmas picture of 2023, and it stars network favorites Bethany Joy Lenz (An Unexpected Christmas) and Kristoffer Polaha (Nosotros Wish Yous a Married Christmas)!

Production will brainstorm side by side month for A Biltmore Christmas , which will be function of Hallmark Channel's iconic Inaugural to Christmas lineup adjacent holiday season. The movie will be filmed in Asheville, North Carolina at the historic Biltmore Manor, renowned for its classic holiday traditions since 1895. Although this National Historic Landmark has been home to many productions over the years, this movie marks the first time Biltmore Estate itself serves every bit the setting.

A Biltmore Christmas Description:

Lucy Collins (Lenz) is a screenwriter who lands the task of a lifetime when she'due south hired to write the script for a remake of the beloved holiday movie His Merry Bride! Starting time filmed in 1947 at cute Biltmore Business firm, information technology has long been considered a Christmas archetype. As Christmas approaches, Lucy travels to Biltmore Estate for research. She joins a guided bout of the grounds where she gets insights into the history of the location and the filming of His Merry Bride!, and once inside the business firm, she'southward fatigued to a beautiful hourglass.

When Lucy accidentally knocks it over, she finds herself transported back in time to 1946 – the Gilded Age of Hollywood – as cast and crew fix to motion-picture show His Merry Bride! at Biltmore. Lucy does her best to navigate an unfamiliar place as a woman out of fourth dimension, charming some and raising suspicions of others. It'south not long before Lucy catches the centre of the film's dashing lead Jack Huston (Polaha) and although she initially rebuffs his advances, their connection soon becomes undeniable.

Lucy's sudden appearance sets off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy. Before she tin can return to the present, she must make things right or threaten to alter the future forever. Lucy has one chance to become dwelling but must say goodbye to the homo who might be her soulmate unless some Christmas magic can go on the curtain from closing on their dear story.

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Dustin Rikert volition serve as executive producer and Andrew Gernhard serves as producer. John Putch directs from a script by Marcy Holland.

Lenz's previous Hallmark holiday movie credits include An Unexpected Christmas (2021) and Five Star Christmas (2020).  Polaha has extensive holiday history with Hallmark, and his credits include We Wish Yous a Married Christmas (2022), Haul Out the Holly (2022), A Dickens of a Holiday! (2021), Double Holiday (2021), Pocket-size Town Christmas (2018), Rocky Mountain Christmas (2017) and Hearts of Christmas (2016).

We tin can't wait to see these two on screen together!

Stay Merry,
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