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Hallmark And Lifetime’s Diverse Christmas Movie Slates Are Here To Stay
02/18/21 AT 11:00 AM
When winter holiday romance movies take over the cable airwaves, viewers can count on a few constants: Man and woman meet, usually in a charming small town that holds a Christmas festival. They then fall in love before hitting a rough patch only to go on to live happily ever after.
But the films that aired this past December didn t stick to the formula.
The storylines were basically the same, but the leads were much different. They weren t just white, but Black, Asian, and Hispanic. Men fell in love with men. One woman used a wheelchair. And, for the past couple of years, a couple of movies have celebrated Hanukkah, a Jewish observance.
However Mix Up in the Mediterranean will feature the channel s first-ever lead gay character. Mix Up in the Mediterranean was shot entirely in Malta and it centers around the mix-up that occurs when a small-town cook impersonates his twin, a big-city chef at a culinary competition. He then ends up falling in love with the woman who is in charge of the competition, who thinks he is his twin, who is gay and happily married. Mix Up in the Mediterranean is part of Hallmark s Love Ever After programming event.
Release date Mix Up in the Mediterranean premieres on Saturday, February 20, at 9 pm ET/PT on the Hallmark Channel.
The Christmas House (2020)
The Christmas House is Hallmark’s first movie featuring an LGBTQ+ couple as key characters. It follows the star of the fictional series
Handsome Justice, Mike (Robert Buckley) as he heads back home to help his family turn their home into the Christmas house. Quickly, Mike learns that this Christmas isn’t going to be as happy and magical as he expects.
Jonathan Bennett plays Mike’s brother Brandon and Brad Harder plays Brandon’s husband Jake. Treat Williams and Sharon Lawrence play their parents. Ana Ayora plays Andi, Mike’s hometown love interest.
The Christmas House was quite different from many Hallmark Christmas movies, in a good way–mainly because it dealt with more somber topics before it got its Christmas cheer. Brandon and Jake’s storyline was a subplot, but an important one as it dealt with them trying to adopt.
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