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Getty images (3)Temperatures are dropping at Netflix.
As rom-coms continue to dominate the holidays, the streaming service is starting to rival basic networks like Hallmark and Lifetime in terms of seasonal content. For 2024, fans can expect a star-studded cast in a handful of films guaranteed to get them in the mood for cocoa, Christmas carols and romance.
Earlier this year, Netflix unveiled its first three films; Hot icystarring Hallmark darling Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohans expectant Our little secret and the Christmas musical Meet me next Christmas with Pentatonix and Christina Milian. This was added in May 2024 The cheerful gentleman to his slate, which will appear Britt Robertson as a former dancer from the big city who tries to save her parents’ small town store.
“My character Ashley has been a successful Broadway dancer throughout her adult career. She returns to her hometown and is faced with figuring out what she wants for her future, while also reinventing her parents’ local business,” shared Robertson. Netflix’s Tudum about her role. “I love being able to surround myself with friends and family, decorate a Christmas tree, cook fresh pastries and celebrate our lives together,” she says. Being able to get my favorite people together to watch a holiday movie helps me appreciate the most important things in life.”
Nothing screams the holidays more than curling up on the couch, grabbing a hot chocolate and putting on a festive movie. Us Weekly has rounded up the most “hug-worthy” Christmas movies to stream this season, including The Holiday, White Christmas and Hallmark’s The Christmas Cottage. “When you went to the sets for The Holiday, you just felt like that was who you were […]
The film also plays a leading role Chad Michael Murray as Lucas, Ashley’s love interest, and one of the men in Ashley’s Christmas-themed revue. (This is the fourth time Murray has portrayed a character named Lucas since he rose to fame as Lucas Scott One Tree Hill.)
“Luke is friendly, confident and slightly sarcastic,” Murray said of his character. “He works as a contractor and helps the family that owns a bar called the Rhythm Room. He finds himself in an unfamiliar situation and is pushed to the limits of his comfort.”
As for why Murray took on the role, he told the streaming giant: “Holiday movies bring so many of us the peace and tranquility we love to enjoy during the holidays. These films bring us together and give us adventures that we can enjoy as a family.”
Keep scrolling for a complete guide to Netflix’s lineup of holiday movies:
‘Hot icy’
Release date: November 13
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Craig Robinson, Joe Lo Truglio, Katy Mixon, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause
Synopsis: Two years after losing her husband, Cathy (Chabert) magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naivety, the snowman helps Cathy laugh, feel, and love again, as the two fall in love just in time for the holidays… and before he melts.
‘Our little secret’
Release date: November 27
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Harding, Jon Rudnitsky, Tim Meadows
Synopsis: Two resentful exes (Lohan and Harding) are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering their current partners are siblings.
‘Meet me next Christmas’
Release date: November 6
Starring: Christina Milian, Kofi Siriboe, Kalen Allen and the cast of Pentatonix
Synopsis: Directed by Rusty Cundieff, Meet me next Christmas follows the Christmas journey of Layla (Milian), a woman whose search for a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams puts her in a race against time to get tickets to New York City’s hottest performance: the sold-out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert .
‘The Merry Gentlemen’
Release date: November 20
Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Britt Robertson, Marla Sokoloff, Beth Broderick, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Hector David Jr, Colt Prattes, Marc Anthony Samuel
Synopsis: To save her parents’ small-town gig, Ashley (Robertson), a former dancer from the big city, decides to stage an all-male Christmas-themed revue.
“Champagne Problems”
Release date: To be determined 2024
Starring: Minka Kelly, TBA
Synopsis: A mergers and acquisitions manager (Kelly) heads to France just before Christmas to finalize a deal for a beloved champagne brand. However, the situation becomes complicated when she begins a whirlwind romance with a Parisian stranger who happens to be the son of the champagne company founder.
‘That Christmas’
Release date: December 4
Starring: Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith , Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot, with Bill Nighy and Rhys Darby
Synopsis: Based on the charming trilogy of children’s books from the beloved, multi-award winning writer/director Richard Curtis That Christmas is an animated holiday film that follows a series of intertwined stories about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus (voice by Cox) who makes a big mistake – not to mention a huge number of turkeys!