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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.
Canadian Ben Lewis stars in Lifetime s first LGBTQ holiday film, Christmas Setup
by Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 15, 2020 11:56 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 12:12 pm EDT
TORONTO Canadian actor Ben Lewis admits he wasn’t that familiar with the holiday TV-movie genre before signing on to “The Christmas Setup.”
In fact, he and his co-star and husband in real life, Blake Lee had never even seen a holiday Hallmark Channel or Lifetime movie all the way through.
As such, they didn’t realize the cultural significance of “The Christmas Setup,” Lifetime’s first-ever LGBTQ holiday film, until reaction poured in from the cast announcement.
Victoria Ahearn
Actors Ben Lewis (left) and Blake Lee are shown in a scene from the film The Christmas Setup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/-Bell Media MANDATORY CREDT December 15, 2020 - 8:56 AM
TORONTO - Canadian actor Ben Lewis admits he wasn t that familiar with the holiday TV-movie genre before signing on to The Christmas Setup.
In fact, he and his co-star â and husband in real life, Blake Lee â had never even seen a holiday Hallmark Channel or Lifetime movie all the way through.
As such, they didn t realize the cultural significance of The Christmas Setup, Lifetimeâs first-ever LGBTQ holiday film, until reaction poured in from the cast announcement.