The Hallmark Channel has just announced the next 40 Christmas movies they will be releasing this holiday season. One of these movies, The Holiday Sitter, will make Hallmark history by being the first holiday rom com to centre around a gay couple.
The Hallmark channel is known for their cheesy Christmas movies they release every year during their annual Countdown to Christmas event where they release 31 movies in the leadup to Christmas.
These movies have become notorious for their formulaic stories, usually depicting two straight, white leads. A post shared by Jonathan Bennett (@jonathandbennett)This movie will star Jonathan Bennett, most known for his role as heartthrob Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls’.
Bennett will star alongside George Krissa, another out and proud actor in Hollywood.Hallmark’s synopsis for the movie is “Sam is a workaholic bachelor who babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays when his sister and her husband have to go out of town.