Christmas Everlasting, a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie starring Tatyana Ali, Dondre Whitfield, Dennis Haysbert, and Patti LaBelle

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Christmas Everlasting

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: November 24, 2018

CAST:

Tatyana Ali ... Lucy Toomey
Dondre Whitfield ... Peter Swinson
Dennis Haysbert ... Uncle Barney
Patti LaBelle ... Mrs. Swinson
Leonard R. Butler ... Mr. Swinson
Andrea Brooks ... Daphne
Alyshia Ochse ... Celia
Shi Ne Nielson ... Rinda
Jaida-Iman Benjamin ... Maeve Asher
Ric Reitz ... Mayor
Paul Rolfes ... Ed Glaser
Greyson Chadwick ... Karen
Kelly Collins Lintz ... Carla Edgewood
Richard Garner ... Joe Feeney
Aven Lotz ... Portia
Bella Lotz ... Ophelia
Brianna Butler ... Lucy (17)
Zoë Calloway ... Lucy age 5
Brittany Guess ... Alice (20)
Selah Kimbro Jones ... Alice (8)
Byron Johnson ... Young Peter
Aleq Bey ... Caroler 1
Temara Melek ... Cookie Party Coordinator
Ernest Owens ... Ice skater
Paul Pillsbury ... Ice Skater
Leonard Roll ... Towns person
José Alfredo Fernandez ... Cafe patron

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: Just before Christmas, Lucy returns to her hometown after the passing of her beloved sister. Because of a clause in the will, Lucy stays through the holidays and sees glimpses of her sister’s joyful life that help relieve guilt she harbored over an accident that left her sister with cognitive difficulties. She celebrates the holidays with her uncle, meets her sister’s friends and reunites with her high school love, Peter. When Peter reveals a secret from her sister’s past, Lucy is conflicted. As Christmas approaches, Lucy must decide how to handle this revelation and if new friendships and the rekindled relationship with Peter will prompt a move back to her hometown.

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Credit: ©2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Brian Douglas

🎁 HALLMARK PRESENTS 🎁 HALLMARK HALL OF FAME CHRISTMAS MOVIE 'CHRISTMAS EVERLASTING'!

Hallmark Press Release:

HALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNCES

ALL-STAR CAST OF HALLMARK HALL OF FAME,

‘CHRISTMAS EVERLASTING,’

STARRING TATYANA ALI,

DAYTIME EMMY NOMINEE
DONDRE T. WHITFIELD,

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS® NOMINEE
DENNIS HAYSBERT,

AND EMMY® NOMINEE
PATTI LABELLE

262ND HALLMARK HALL OF FAME

WORLD PREMIERE, NOVEMBER 2018

STUDIO CITY, CA – Monday, September 17, 2018 – Hallmark Channel announces a veteran, all-star cast for the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, “Christmas Everlasting,” based on New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick’s novel, The Second Sister.

Headlining “Christmas Everlasting” is Tatyana Ali (“Fly,” “The Young & The Restless”), Daytime Emmy® nominee Dondre T. Whitfield (“Queen Sugar,” “All My Children”), Golden Globe Awards® nominee Dennis Haysbert (“Reverie,” “Far From Heaven”), and Emmy® Award nominee and recording legend Patti LaBelle (“Patti LaBelle’s Place,” soundtrack “License to Kill”). “Christmas Everlasting,” now shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, will premiere Thanksgiving Weekend. “Christmas Everlasting” is the 262nd installment of the fabled Hallmark Hall of Fame, still the longest-running and most award-winning series on television.

In “Christmas Everlasting,” Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey (Ali) will be made partner after the New Year. However, when her older sister with special needs, Alice, passes away unexpectedly, Lucy returns to Nilson's Bay, WI, to attend her sister’s funeral and settle her estate. Lucy is not happy about returning to her small, close-knit hometown, where she is reminded of choices she made in the past. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter (Whitfield), her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will which states that for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days, which means being home for Christmas for the first time in a decade. Lucy begins her “sentence” believing she will be counting the days until she can leave; but soon, opportunities for relationships with Alice’s friends arise and Lucy is overwhelmed by the town’s adoration of her older sister. Grief and isolation will be moved to a back burner as the second sister is propelled toward a future filled with love and hope.

“Christmas Everlasting” is a Team Two Entertainment Production. Beth Miller is Executive Producer. Dustin Rikert is Producer. Ron Oliver is Director. The teleplay is written by Maria Nation and Marcy Holland and is based on the bestselling novel by Marie Bostwick.

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(-press release via: Pam Slay-)
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