'A Wisconsin Christmas Pie' To Premiere on Great American Family

Great American Family adds this sweet-sounding movie, "A Wisconsin Christmas Pie," to their 2025 Christmas movie lineup.

This movie was previously titled "A Cherry Pie Christmas," and yes, it was actually filmed in Wisconsin!

See all of the details in the press release below...


Press Release:

Great American Media Announces 

Katie LeClerc and Ryan Carnes 

Set to Star in,

A Wisconsin Christmas Pie (WT),

New, Original Holiday Film

for Great American Christmas 2025

NEW YORK, NY – September 19, 2025 – Great American Media announced today Katie Leclerc (“Switched At Birth,” A Cape Cod Christmas) and Ryan Carnes (“General Hospital,” “Desperate Housewives”) are set to star in A Wisconsin Christmas Pie, a new Original movie set to premiere as part of the company’s GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS program event. Great American Christmas celebrates a milestone five-year anniversary when the popular franchise returns to air on Great American Family and GFAM+ on October 10, and streams exclusive on Great American Pure Flix beginning October 16.

“At Great American Media, we are committed to telling stories that celebrate faith, family, and country. This film embodies everything our audience loves – a wholesome romance, the warmth of Christmas, and the importance of preserving what matters most.” said Allison Unger, VP Programming & Development, Great American Media.

In A Wisconsin Christmas Pie, pastry chef Emma Parker (Leclerc) returns from Chicago to her family’s cherry orchard in Door County, Wisconsin for Christmas, she learns the farm is on the brink of being sold to developers. Persuaded to enter the town’s holiday pie bake-off, Emma reconnects with her high school sweetheart, Mitch (Carnes) and together they discover the recipe for saving the orchard – and their hearts – might just be love.

A Wisconsin Christmas Pie is A Moody Independent/ H9 Films production, distributed by Nicely Entertainment. Executive producers are Philip & Nicole Haughey, Khoa Le, Diane Taillon, Thomas Soviero, Darius Pakrooh, Gary Crossen, Sarah & Michael Sandonato, Kim Gwinn Landy, Scott Savitz. Produced by Staci Griesbach, a Wisconsin native, Katie Leclerc, Mark Donadio, and Miriam Marcus. Directed by John Stimpson from a story by John Stimpson and Staci Griesbach. Written by John Stimpson and Caroline Portu.

ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA

Great American Media is home to a family-friendly portfolio of brands including Great American Family, Great American Pure Flix and Great American Faith & Living. As the flagship linear TV network, Great American Family features original Christmas movies, rom-coms and classic series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Pure Flix is a leading faith and family streaming service that inspires, uplifts and entertains with content that you can confidently stream with the entire family. Other platforms include, Great American Faith & Living, the unscripted companion to Great American Family that celebrates faith, family, and country every day and every season; Great American Adventures and Pure Flix TV, FAST channels (free ad-supporting streaming TV). Great American Media was established in June 2021 by Bill Abbott and a group of US-based family offices.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Pam Slay
Network Program Publicity & Talent Relations
818.415.3784
pamslay@gacmedia.com
media@crosswindpr.com


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