The holiday film Joy to the World will debut on Disney+ and Hulu on November 1.
Lifestyle guru Joy Edwards (Emmanuelle Chriqui from Superman & Lois) – whose cookbooks feature her perfect home life and family – is horrified when a TV network decides to film Christmas dinner at her fabled, but fabricated, country home.
Now, she must recruit her best friend Max (Chad Michael Murray from Sullivan’s Crossing) to pose as her fake husband for the cameras – but they both discover something real along the way.
On November 1, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Christmas on Duty will debut at 8 PM.
Blair (Janel Parrish) and Josh (Parker Young) have been bitter rivals ever since they trained together at The Basic School in Quantico, where they were both at the top of the class, competing to be number one. After graduation, Blair got Josh’s dream job, and they haven’t spoken since.
Three years later, their paths cross unexpectedly at the base holiday party, where the two get into an argument and cause a scene. As punishment, Blair and Josh are both assigned to Christmas Duty, where they’ll work through the Yuletide together…for 24 hours straight. They plan to stay away from each other, but when a snowstorm prevents all the Christmas presents from being delivered to base, they are forced to team up for a special mission…to save Christmas.
Finding Mr. Christmas season one winner Ezra Moreland will also appear in this movie.
The feature film Hedda will debut online on Amazon Prime on October 29.
The story, now set in mid-20th-century England, follows disaffected aristocrat Hedda Tesman (née Gabler) [Tessa Thompson], on the day of a lavish party thrown by her academic husband George (Tom Bateman).
It opens with an overt hint as to Hedda’s mindset: her suicide attempt at the lake by her husband’s estate is interrupted by a phone call informing her of the long-awaited return of her former flame—and George’s academic rival—Eileen Lovborg (Nina Hoss), a gender-bent incarnation of the play’s Ejlert Løvborg, gesturing explicitly towards a queer reimagining.
On October 25, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! will debut at 8 PM.
Weatherman Ted Cooper (Robert Buckley) loves Christmas, but the past three have been terrible. This year, Ted has made up his mind that things will be different – this will be the Christmas things turn around for him. But Ted’s relentless optimism is about to be put to the test as he is faced with a litany of injuries and obstacles when he travels back to his hometown of Lackawanna, New York for the holidays.
Within hours of arriving at his sister Kate’s house, he finds himself making a trip to Urgent Care after falling off a ladder while hanging decorations. While there, he runs into Ruth Mittens, his former high school science teacher who was always his cheerleader. He also reconnects with the charming Hope Miller (Kimberley Sustad), except now she’s Dr. Hope Miller, with whom he went to high school and quietly crushed on from afar.
Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him. Luckily for Ted, he won’t have to face them alone – he’ll have the support of Kate, Ruth, and Hope to help him overcome the challenges thrown his way and finally enjoy a well-earned merry Christmas.
Here is a trailer for Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!:
On October 24, the feature film A House of Dynamite will debut online on Netflix.
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke, Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee, Brittany O’Grady, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Willa Fitzgerald, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Kyle Allen and Kaitlyn Dever.
On October 19, the UPtv movie Five Date Rule will debut at 7 PM.
Hattie, a happily single children’s author receives a subscription to an online dating app for her birthday, resulting in a series of hilarious mismatches and convincing her more than ever she’s meant to be single. That is, until she meets a widower named Henry who insists it’s impossible to really get to know someone until you’ve had at least five dates.
The Hallmark Channel holiday movie A Christmas Angel Match will debut on October 19 at 8 PM.
Monica (Meghan Ory) and Michael (Benjamin Ayres) are Christmas Angels tasked with bringing destined soulmates together during the most magical season of all. Typically, Angels work alone, but when the Christmas Connection Department faces the threat of downsizing, Monica and Michael are unexpectedly paired to ensure Daisy and Patrick fall in love before Christmas.
The partnership isn’t without its challenges: Monica is a by-the-book traditionalist who follows every heavenly rule, while Michael embraces spontaneity and delights in earthly joys like hot chocolate, snowball fights, and holiday dancing.
Their clashing styles – and the undeniable spark growing between them – complicate their mission. As Christmas Eve draws near, Monica and Michael worry that their differences will keep them from completing their mission in time. But just when it seems all hope is lost, a surprising turn of events changes everything – leading to a Christmas connection no one saw coming.
On October 18, the Hallmark Channel movie A Royal Montana Christmas, the first of this year’s Countdown to Christmas, will debut at 8 PM.
Overwhelmed by her royal duties during the Christmas season, Princess Victoria of Zelarnia (Fiona Gubelmann) is ready for a change of pace. Looking to decompress in the days leading up to Christmas, she decides to take a vacation to Peaceful Pines Ranch in Montana where she celebrated Christmas as a child with her late father. Upon arrival, she meets her dashing guide Huntley Blaylock (Warren Christie) who presents her and the other guests at the ranch with a rustic experience that is far from the royal treatment.
The Hallmark Channel movie Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C will debut on October 12 at 8 PM.
Our favorite music teacher Gethsemane (Tamera Mowry-Housley) is back again along with her trusted ghost friend Eamon (Risteard Cooper) to solve the unexplained death of a sea captain.
The film also stars Marco Grazzini.
Here is a trailer for Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C.
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