'Staging Christmas': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Lifetime's holiday movie

As Lori begins remaking Elliot's home, she finds herself drawn towards the family and she gets so involved that she almost becomes a part of it.

Christmas has the power to bring families closer together and it is simply the best feeling ever. The holiday season fills the void in our lives and invokes a ray of hope too. Lifetime brings to you an epic tale of Lori and Elliot who find themselves deeply smitten by each other. But the only thing is, will Maddie accept Lori into the family?

Release date

The movie will be aired on November 29, 2019 

Plot

Lori stages homes for a living and Christmas happens to be her busiest season of the year. She usually stages homes that are for sale, but she gets intrigued when a wealthy widower named Elliot asks her to stage his home to invoke the spirit of Christmas and cheer up his daughter, Maddie. As Lori begins remaking Elliot's home, she finds herself drawn towards the family and she gets so involved that she almost becomes a part of it. But Maddie isn't the only one in need of the Christmas spirit. While she was initially hired to simply stage the perfect Christmas in their house, she ends up creating a marvel for the father and daughter in every way imaginable.

Cast

Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye will be playing Lori in this movie (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

Soleil is known for 'Sabrina: The Teenage Witch', 'Punky Brewster', ' Wild Horses' and 'Robot Chicken'. She will be seen playing Lori in this upcoming Christmas movie.

George Stults

George Stults will be seen playing Elliot in this movie (Randy Shropshire/Getty Images)

George is an actor known for 'Seventh Heaven', 'Super Capers: The Original' and 'Necrosis'. He will play the role of Elliot in this upcoming Christmas film.

Director

Amy Barrett is the director of this film. She has directed films like 'Carry Me', 'The Third Date' and 'What Should We Watch'. 

Trailer

No preview has been released so far. Come back later for more updates. 

Where to watch

Tune into Lifetime Channel on 29 November, at 8/7c.

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