OTTAWA --
If a holiday romantic comedy is what you need in the lead up to Christmas, one filmed locally is making international headlines.
The Lifetime movie "The Christmas Setup" is being lauded for its LGBTQ representation. Filmed in Almonte, this old-fashioned Christmassy town is the setting for a number of film firsts.
It was filmed in a tight production bubble during the pandemic.
It stars Fran Drescher, of The Nanny fame, and real life husbands, Ben Lewis and Blake Lee as romantic leads.
This is the first time a made-for-TV-holiday movie is featuring an LGBTQ love story.
"I think a lot of networks this year are catching up with the times and it’s about time. We are very excited to be the first for Lifetime. We’re also very hopeful that this will just be the beginning of representation for all queer people," says Blake Lee, from Dallas where he is shooting a TV show.