Mary, did you know?
Queer people love Christmas, and Hollywood has finally caught on. This year, we’re getting more holiday films featuring LGBTQ characters, storylines, or themes than ever before.
Find seven of our picks below, including highly anticipated new titles from Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Network, and more. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Holiday Home Makeover with Mr. Christmas
Benjamin Bradley aka Mr. Christmas is ho-ho-hobsessed with the holidays, and he’s here to spread Christmas cheer in the new Netflix makeover series. Think of it like
A Very Queer Eye Christmas. Bradley’s Christmas craziness has been documented before, particularly in the
Holiday TV-movies have become quite lucrative over the years, and so weâve seen more and more networks jumping on the sentimental favorite bandwagon. This year, Paramount Network enters the fray as part of its plan to produce 52 original movies a year.
Their first entry, âDashing in December,â follows that familiar Christmas movie formula, made famous by Hallmark, with one important distinction. âDashingâ actually has a well-structured plot and true character nuance that sets it apart from some of the other holiday fare youâll watch this season.
âDashingâ stars Peter Porte as Wyatt, a New York City financial guru who leaves his busy lifestyle and push to receive a promotion behind to go home to his familyâs Colorado ranch for Christmas. His mother, Deb (Andie MacDowell), is thrilled to have him home for the first time in five years, but is surprised to discover that one of his reasons for returning is to convince her to sell the ranch an
Inside Weekend TV: History’s
History’s Greatest Mysteries (Saturday, 9/8c) begins a three-part series, “Roswell: First Witness,” with a new investigation of the 1947 crash that includes an attempt to decode the diary of Major Jesse Marcel, who was the first to investigate the wreckage of a rumored UFO… CBS’s
48 Hours (Saturday, 10/9c) revisits “The Hunt for the Long Island Serial Killer,” a still-cold case dating back a decade. Erin Moriarty’s report includes the first TV interview with Lily Waterman, the teenage daughter of one of the victims… Timothée Chalomet (
Call Me by Your Name, next year’s
Dashing in December is a compelling and heartfelt holiday LGBTQ movie. It will officially be released on Sunday, December 13 via Paramount.
Jake Helgren serves as director, writer, and co-producer. This film follows Wyatt (played by Peter Porte), who is a sophisticated, financier from New York who returns home for the holidays in an effort to convince his mother, Deb (veteran actress Andie MacDowell) to sell the family s ranch and the endearing Winter Wonderland attraction.
While attempting this mission, an unexpected romance ignites between Wyatt and the new ranch hand Heath (Juan Pablo Di Pace) and that sparks the spirit of Christmas. Juan Pablo Di Pace is not afraid to be raw and vulnerable in this role. Andie MacDowell is sensational and Peter Porte is a revelation as Wyatt.