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It’s the season for Christmas movies, and Netflix has got viewers covered with a line-up of new festive films for 2024.
The streaming platform is releasing five original Christmas movies this year, offering a manageable selection to enjoy during the holiday season.
To help viewers get into the festive spirit, the films will drop weekly leading up to December, allowing for a steady stream of holiday cheer or the chance to binge-watch the entire line-up throughout the month.
Here’s what you can look forward to this year:
1. Meet Me Next Christmas
“Meet Me Next Christmas” is the first of the five films, and it released on November 6. Starring Christina Milian and Devale Ellis, the film centres on a woman who seemingly meets the love of her life at the airport. They agree to meet up one year later at the Pentatonix Christmas Eve show, but when she goes to buy her ticket, it’s sold out.
Determined to make it to that show, she hires a personal concierge to help her acquire a ticket. Love and holiday shenanigans follow.
2. Hot Frosty
“Hot Frosty” releases November 13, and stars a familiar Christmas movie favourite: Lacey Chabert. And yes, the title is very real and very direct. The movie is about a snowman chiselled to look like a hot man who comes to life thanks to an enchanted scarf, and woos the woman who gave it to him (all while trying to avoid becoming a puddle).
3. The Merry Gentleman
Think “Magic Mike” meets Christmas, and that’s what you’re getting with “The Merry Gentleman”. Starring Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray, the story follows a former big-city dancer (Robertson) decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue in an effort to save her parents’ small-town performing venue. Among those dancers? Murray. It hits Netflix on November 20.
4. Our Little Secret
Yes, it seems “Pretty Little Liars” star Ian Harding has a penchant for projects that involve secrets. In this particular case, the secret is that he once dated – seriously enough to propose to – his potential future sister-in-law, played by Lindsay Lohan. When they realise that they’re now dating siblings, they opt to hide it to hide it from the family, which is harder than it looks. “Our Little Secret” hits Netflix on November 27.
5. That Christmas
Richard Curtis is responsible for one of the most beloved Christmas movies ever, “Love Actually”. Now he’s back with “That Christmas”, which is the final Netflix Christmas movie release this year, hitting the streamer on December 4. Based on his trilogy of children’s books, “That Christmas” centres on “a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!” It’s also animated, to give viewers that classic Christmas special feel. – TheWrap
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