‘Christmas She Wrote’: Release date, plot, cast, trailer, and all you need to know about Hallmark holiday movie

The film's creators and actors are all Hallmark holiday film veterans. Needless to say, it will be a quintessential holiday film
PUBLISHED NOV 30, 2020
Dylan Neal and Danica McKellar (Hallmark)
Dylan Neal and Danica McKellar (Hallmark)

It’s that time of the year again - Hallmark is all set to make Christmas even merrier with a host of holiday films. Among them is ‘Christmas She Wrote’. Here’s all you need to know about this movie.

Release date

‘Christmas She Wrote’ will premiere Sunday, December 6, at 8:00 pm/ 7:00c only on the Hallmark Channel. 

Plot

As per the official synopsis of the holiday film on the Hallmark Channel website, “When writer Kayleigh has her column canceled before Christmas, she heads home to reconnect with family. Sparks fly when she gets an unexpected visit from the man who canceled her column.”

Cast

Danica McKellar as Kayleigh 

Danica McKellar. (Getty Images) 

The 45-year-old American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate first rose to fame as Winnie Cooper on the iconic television classic ‘The Wonder Years’. Since 2010, she has voiced Miss Martian in the animated superhero series ‘Young Justice’. McKellar has appeared in several television films for Hallmark Channel. McKellar is a New York Times bestselling author of ten humorous and educational math books including ‘Math Doesn't Suck’, ‘Kiss My Math’, ‘Hot X: Algebra Exposed’, ‘Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape’.

Dylan Neal as Tripp

Dylan Neal. (Getty Images)

The 51-year-old Canadian-American actor is known for his portrayal of the character Dylan Shaw on the soap opera ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’, Doug Witter on ‘Dawson's Creek’, and Detective Mike Celluci in the supernatural series ‘Blood Ties’. He also played Aaron Jacobs on ‘Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’. Neal is also a veteran of the Hallmark Channel - he has had the lead role opposite Andie MacDowell in TV series ‘Cedar Cove’.

Andrew Francis as Stephen

Andrew Francis. (IMDb)

The 35-year-old Canadian voice, film, and television actor has appeared in many television shows and films including ‘My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic’, ‘Lamb Chop's Play Along’, ‘Hero 108’, ‘Sushi Pack’, ‘Poltergeist: The Legacy’, ‘Dark Angel’, ‘Twilight Zone’, ‘The L Word’, ‘Smallville’, ‘Kyle XY’, and ‘Chesapeake Shores’. He has also appeared in theatrical releases such as ‘Knockaround Guys’, ‘Agent Cody Banks’, ‘Final Destination 3’, and ‘The Invisible’.

Creator

‘Christmas She Wrote’ has been directed by Terry Ingram and written by Andrea Canning. Both of them have long been a part of Hallmark films and shows, including the channel’s holiday roster.

Trailer

The short trailer for ‘Christmas She Wrote’ promises what seems to be standard Hallmark thoroughfare. The film’s preview does not add more to what the synopsis already states. But one can be sure of three things - one, there will be snow, two, there will be warm gooey emotions, and three, there will be an abundance of the Christmas spirit.



 

If you like ‘Christmas She Wrote’, you will also like

'Meet Me at Christmas'

'Jingle Bell Bride'

'Chateau Christmas'

'Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater'

'Christmas in Vienna'.

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