🎄 Great American Media's "An Ozark Mountain Christmas" is Currently in Production

"An Ozark Mountain Christmas," starring Jonathan Stoddard and Brianna Cohen.
Photo via: Great American Media

"An Ozark Mountain Christmas," starring Brianna Cohen and Jonathan Stoddard, is currently in production and will be coming to Great American Christmas 2026!

Great American Media previously announced this movie in a press release just days before Christmas, so in case you missed that news, the network released more details today as the film is currently in full filming production. I just love that Branson has kept up their Christmas lights and decor just a little longer this year - so the city could shine brightly in this new Great American Family Christmas movie!

At the end of this post, I share another Great American Family star who will appear in this movie, along with the film synopsis!

See more details about "An Ozark Mountain Christmas" in this press release...

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Great American Media 

Begins Production on 

An Ozark Mountain Christmas 

at Beloved Silver Dollar City,

 Transforming Branson, Missouri, 

into a Real-Life 

Christmas Wonderland

Film Anchors Great American Christmas 2026

NEW YORK, NY – January 14, 2026 – Local Branson, Missouri, residents are thrilled as production on Great American Media’s Original Movie, An Ozark Mountain Christmas is now underway. The film, starring Brianna Cohen (A Royal Christmas Manor, Saving the Christmas Ranch) and Jonathan Stoddard (“Crossroad Springs,” A Royal Christmas Tail), is a tentpole of new Original films coming to Great American Christmas 2026. The film brings the full magic of the season to life at one of America’s most cherished Christmas destinations – the City of Branson and Silver Dollar City.

Across the iconic 1880’s-themed park, is a dazzling Christmas wonderland featuring more than 6.5 million lights, hand-crafted decorations, live holiday entertainment, a world-class holiday parade, and season attractions that make Branson, MO, and Silver Dollar City a beloved pilgrimage for families from across the country. From glowing lantern-lined streets and towering Christmas trees to carolers, horse-drawn carriages, and artisan demonstrations, Silver Dollar City provides the storybook backdrop for Great American Media’s newest holiday film.

In partnership with the City of Branson, An Ozark Mountain Christmas will capture the region at its most magical. Branson has extended its celebrated Christmas lighting and décor throughout the filming schedule, ensuring the movie is immersed in the realism of a true Branson Christmas with twinkling streets, decorated storefronts, and festive skyline playing a starring role in the legendary holiday spectacle.

“Branson and Silver Dollar City create one of the most breathtaking Christmas destinations in America,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media. “The film allows us to invite audiences inside a real-life Christmas dream – one filled with light, tradition, music, craftsmanship, and the warmth of small-town celebration. An Ozark Mountain Christmas embodies everything Great American Christmas represents — faith, hope, joy. Christmas as it is meant to be,” Abbott concluded.

Throughout production, the film will showcase the many experiences that have made Silver Dollar City synonymous with the season: glowing nighttime rides, seasonal culinary favorites, artisan workshops, holiday shows, festive shopping, and the unmistakable spirit of togetherness and tradition that is foundational to the City of Branson, Silver Dollar City, and Great American Media.

An Ozark Mountain Christmas will premiere as part of Great American Christmas 2026 on Great American Pure Flix, Great American Family, and GFAM+, continuing the tradition of delivering uplifting stories set in America’s most meaningful and beautiful small towns and communities.

ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA

Great American Media is the leader in faith and family entertainment, and one of the fastest-growing entertainment networks on television. Great American Media is home to a portfolio of entertainment brands that celebrate faith, family, and country, including Great American Family, the flagship linear network featuring original Christmas movies, rom-coms, and beloved series; Great American Pure Flix, the leading faith and family streaming service; Great American Faith & Living, the unscripted companion network; and GFam+, an app that lets viewers watch anytime, anywhere. Great America Media, established in June 2021 by Bill Abbott and a group of US-based family offices, is available via cable, streaming on Pure Flix and YouTube TV, and on the GFam+ app.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

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

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Also, if you're curious about the story synopsis, this is what Great American Media has revealed:

"In An Ozark Mountain Christmas, a driven young designer (Brianna Cohen), at a professional crossroads, returns home to the Ozarks for Christmas at her sister’s urging. There, she reconnects with her family’s legacy of craftsmanship, rediscovers a quieter faith, and begins to reevaluate her priorities. With the help of Paul (Jonathan Stoddard), she finds renewed purpose through work rooted in care, community, and tradition."

And who is the other Great American Family star we will see in An Ozark Mountain Christmas?

It's Julia Reilly of County Rescue, A Little Women's Christmas, and Christmas of Giving. According to what Julia shared on Instagram, it appears she will be portraying Brianna Cohen's sister.

image via: Julia Reilly - Instagram Stories

I hope you enjoyed this news! We can already dream about and look forward all year - to Christmas 2026!

Have a Merry Day!

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