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New LGBTQ-Themed Holiday Movies, Series and Specials ETOnline 12/17/2020 © Lifetime / Hulu / HBO Max
The LGBTQ community is finally getting its chance to shine this holiday season, thanks to several new, inclusive films, series and specials coming out between November and December.
In 2020, both the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime announced their first-ever gay-led, Holiday-themed rom-coms,
The Christmas House and
The Christmas Setup, joining an increasingly diverse mix of original movies produced each year. In addition to those channels, streaming platforms like HBO Max, Hulu and Netflix are also embracing the holidays with a dash of queer content, from a holiday makeover series in the spirit of
‘The Christmas Setup’ Lifetime Movie Premiere: Trailer, Synopsis, Cast
12/12/20 AT 8:00 AM
“It’s A Wonderful Lifetime” continues to ring in the holidays with its most ambitious premiere yet, “The Christmas Setup.” The film, the network’s first to feature two men in the leading roles, stars real-life husbands, Ben Lewis and Blake Lee.
The film is not only a treat for fans because they will be seeing two spouses in the lead roles, but because this will be the first time either has been in a Lifetime Christmas movie either. Lewis is best known for his roles as William Clayton on “Arrow,” Chad in “The High note” and Josh in “Chasing Life,” while Lee is best recognized as Ben on “Fam,” Josh Novak on “The Wisdom of the Crowd” and Derek on “Parks and Recreation.”
‘Christmas Setup’ Writer on ‘Huge Responsibility’ of Bringing Gay Experience to Lifetime’s Holiday Slate
“It’s my story, all the characters are a piece of me,” Michael Murray told TheWrapJennifer Maas | December 12, 2020 @ 2:14 PM
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As the writer of “The Christmas Setup,” Lifetime’s first-ever holiday movie centered on a gay romance, Michael Murray has felt a sense of responsibility to the LGBTQ+ community since he first began scripting the project back in March.
But it wasn’t until Lifetime announced in August that it had given the movie the green light that Murray had a “freakout” and “major meltdown” over just how big a deal his little movie was going to be.
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