ABC PRESS RELEASE:
ABC EMBRACES THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
WITH 'SAME TIME, NEXT CHRISTMAS,'
FROM FREEFORM STUDIOS,
STARRING LEA MICHELE
WITH 'SAME TIME, NEXT CHRISTMAS,'
FROM FREEFORM STUDIOS,
STARRING LEA MICHELE
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Stephen Herek ('Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors,' 'Mr. Holland's Opus' and 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure') to Direct
ABC announced today (July 15, 2019) that it has picked up a special holiday movie "Same Time, Next Christmas" set to air in December 2019, from Freeform Studios. The movie stars New York Times bestselling author and singer, Lea Michele, who is known for her role as Rachel Berry on the Fox hit series "Glee."
In "Same Time, Next Christmas," Lea Michele will play the lead role of Olivia Henderson, a young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family's annual Christmas visit to Hawaii. After being separated by distance and years, the two reunite at the same Hawaii resort years later and the old chemistry between them flares up anew - but circumstances conspire to keep them apart.
In addition, Lea Michele is set to release her first Christmas album this coming holiday.
"This holiday season holds special importance to me as I get to celebrate both my role in this film and my first-ever holiday album," said Lea Michele. "I'm honored to return to ABC with this movie event, and I am excited to share the holidays with everyone."
"Same Time, Next Christmas" is executive produced by EveryWhere Studios' Tom Mazza and David Culvert Jones, while Stephen Herek ("Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors," "Mr. Holland's Opus and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure") is set to direct. The movie is produced by Freeform Studios for ABC.
About ABC Entertainment
ABC Entertainment airs compelling programming across all day parts, including "Grey's Anatomy," the longest-running medical drama in prime-time television; riveting dramas "The Good Doctor," "How to Get Away with Murder," "A Million Little Things" and "Station 19"; the Emmy(R) Award-winning "Modern Family" and trailblazing comedy favorites "American Housewife," "black-ish," "Bless This Mess," "The Conners," "The Goldbergs," and "Schooled"; the popular "Summer Fun & Games" programming block, including "Card Sharks," "Celebrity Family Feud," "Holey Moley" and "Press Your Luck"; star-making sensation "American Idol"; reality phenomenon "Shark Tank"; "The Bachelor" franchise; long-running hits "Dancing with the Stars" and "America's Funniest Home Videos"; "General Hospital," which has aired for more than 55 years on the network; and late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"; as well as the critically acclaimed hit special "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.'" The network also boasts some of television's most prestigious awards shows, including "The Oscars(R)," "The CMA Awards" and the "American Music Awards." ABC programming can also be viewed on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu.
About Freeform Studios
Freeform Studios produces bold original programming that connects with audiences to move the cultural conversation a little forward. Their authentic, groundbreaking original series include "Good Trouble," "Siren," and "Motherland," as well as original movies including "Life-Size 2" and the upcoming "Ghosting" and "Same Time, Next Christmas."
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Any idea? Will this be family friendly?
ReplyDeleteGreat question! Since it will air on ABC, which is one of the locals, it's hard to say. Things have changed so much, in recent years, on network television, as they've moved further and further away from family TV. We probably won't have a rating on this until it gets closer to the premiere. The plot description sounds fine, much like a Hallmark story, but who knows?
DeleteI did not find this movie to be family friendly. It had good potential and a cute main couple, and parts of it were actually good. But I regret that for some reason I watched the whole thing through instead of deleting at the first objectionable parts... that's two hours that could've been better spent! Ugh. The main character's brother is married to another man and they have a child. Also, I didn't like that at one point in the movie the main couple is lip-locked and getting cozy in a beautiful Hawaiian pool and they both know that he is still married to another woman and has a little girl (he's been separated from his wife for a few months but, in my opinion, that scene should not have taken place). This was the first time I've ever watched the Freeform Channel and I was not at all impressed; I found the commercials, especially the ones advertising some of their other programs, to be distasteful and not family friendly. I"ve been taping all these movies and watching them gradually. I've been saving the Hallmark ones for last; I'm hoping they'll be sweet and more family friendly than this one and some of the Lifetime duds I've watched.
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