Hallmark’s ‘Inventing The Christmas Prince’ Has Christmas Magic
Are you ready for a unique royal romance? Hallmark’s latest Countdown To Christmas movie Inventing The Christmas Prince has a touch of Christmas Magic.
This movie stars Tamera Mowry-Housley (Girlfriendship, The Santa Stakeout), Ronnie Rowe Jr. (The Man From Toronto, The Porter), Mercedes Blanche (So Help Me Todd, Gotham Knights), Mark Brandon (Wedding Of A Lifetime, Fit For Christmas), Isabel Birch (Schmigadoon!, The Baby-Sitters Club), Requell Jodeah (Two Sentence Horror Stories, Maid), Dan Zukovic (Project Blue Book, Scammerhead), and Brady Droulis (Five More Minutes: Moments Like These, Home Before Dark).
Kim Beyer-Johnson (A Christmas Carousel, Sealed With A Kiss: Wedding March 6) wrote the script, with Paul Ziller (A Dickens Of A Holiday!, Maple Valley Christmas) directing.
What Is Inventing The Christmas Prince About?
According to the Hallmark synopsis, Shelby (Mowry-Housley) is a single mom to Grace (Birch), after being widowed just a few years ago.
A “hard-working rocket engineer” by day, Shelby spends her home time trying to keep Christmas magic alive for her precious daughter. That includes telling Grace a magical fairy tale that she made up when she was a young girl.
This is the story of “The Christmas Prince.” The handsome prince has a “snowy-white horse and carriage, who is an unparalleled storyteller, best friends with Santa and known to grant wishes.”
However, in real life, Shelby has a “Scrooge-like boss” named Evan (Rowe Jr.). He is right out of a Dickens novel, even asking his employees to work over the Christmas holiday.
Shelby is about to quit her job and tell this guy goodbye when Grace comes into the office and believes that Evan is the prince from the story.
Evan prevents her from leaving. He is in hot water with the upper brass who do not agree with his tough management style. Moreover, he cannot allow another person to leave the company.
Therefore, he begs Shelby. Shelby agrees to stay if he will do one important thing. He must pretend to be the prince from her childhood tale, to make Grace happy.
This request includes a multitude of caveats including appearing at a Christmas sleepover, attending high tea, and even taking Shelby out for dinner.
Things go great until Evan misses one of the promised tasks due to work. Now, Shelby is worried about her daughter and breaking her heart.
But perhaps Grace is right – Shelby just needs to keep believing in the magic of the Christmas Prince.
When Can You Watch Hallmark’s Inventing The Christmas Prince?
The premiere of Inventing The Christmas Prince is on Friday, November 18, at 8 p.m., Eastern, on the Hallmark Channel.
Encore showings include Saturday, November 19, at 10 p.m., Friday, November 25, at 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, at 8 p.m., Friday, December 9, at 12 a.m., Friday, December 16, at 6 p.m., Saturday, December 24, at 6 a.m., and Wednesday, December 28, at 10 p.m., all times Eastern.
Tamera Mowrey-Housley Hints At Laughter In Hallmark Movie
Hallmark fans should be delighted to know that in addition to Christmas magic, The Christmas Prince has a lot of laughs. At least the cast was laughing.
Tamera Mowrey-Housley posted on Instagram the joy she had working with her movie daughter, Isabel Birch, and Ronnie Rowe Jr.
What can I say?! What a complete joy it was shooting this film!
Ms. Isabel Birch @izzybirchofficial you are a ⭐️ Hollywood ain’t ready for you! You are gonna knock them doors open! I miss you already 😭
@ronnierowejr Thanks for sharing your talent with me. So grateful you always laughed with me and never at me. Or maybe you did?! Once or twice. 🤣
I hope you guys enjoy this film as much as we enjoyed making it.
#inventingthechristmasprince airs Nov. 18th on the @hallmarkchannel
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Finally, don’t miss the premiere of The Christmas Prince on Friday, November 18, at 8 p.m., Eastern, on the Hallmark Channel.
