Hallmark Announces 2023 Holiday Movie ‘A Biltmore Christmas’
Hallmark has already announced their first 2023 Christmas movie going into production. A Biltmore Christmas is a time-travel romance that will star the dream team of Bethany Joy Lenz (An Unexpected Christmas, One Tree Hill), and Kristoffer Polaha (A Dickens Of A Holiday!, Mystery 101).
Hallmark Set To Film First 2023 Christmas Movie With Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha
On Tuesday, Variety announced that Hallmark will start production of their first 2023 Christmas movie, A Biltmore Christmas, next month. Moreover, they will be filming the entire movie at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.
The estate is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with romantic gardens and other natural settings that will come alive onscreen. Best of all, this is a historic landmark with some iconic holiday traditions that Hallmark viewers will love. Christmas is special at the Biltmore.
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What Is A Biltmore Christmas About?
Hallmark’s A Biltmore Christmas has a story that is befitting such a historic location. In this movie, Bethany Joy Lenz portrays Lucy Collins, a screenwriter tasked with creating a remake of a classic holiday movie, His Merry Bride! The 1947 movie, His Merry Bride!, was considered a Christmas classic, and was filmed at the Biltmore House.
Now that it is Christmastime, Lucy heads to the Biltmore Estate to wander around and research for her screenplay. She decides to take a tour of the historic grounds. Lucy learns more about the property.
But, things change when she heads inside the house. She is “drawn to a beautiful hourglass.” However, she knocks it over and suddenly finds herself time-traveling back to 1946. This is when they originally filmed His Merry Bride! She sees a film crew getting ready to shoot the movie.
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Suddenly, Lucy finds herself needing to delicately get around, as women are not in film crews during this era. Her presence is noticed, as she tries not to attract too much attention.
It’s not long before Lucy catches the eye of the film’s dashing lead Jack Huston (Polaha) and although she initially rebuffs his advances, their connection soon becomes undeniable. Lucy’s sudden appearance sets off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy. Before she can return to the present, she must make things right or threaten to alter the future forever. Lucy has one chance to go home but must say goodbye to the man who might be her soulmate unless some Christmas magic can keep the curtain from closing on their love story.
Exciting news in @Variety! “A Biltmore Christmas” starring @krispolaha and #BethanyJoyLenz is the first Hallmark #CountdowntoChristmas movie of 2023. Read all about it here:https://t.co/eqLlc3hKhn
— Hallmark Channel (@hallmarkchannel) December 20, 2022
Hallmark Knows Fans Love To Be ‘Transported Back In Time’
Samantha DiPippo, Senior Vice President of Development and Programming at Hallmark Media promises that this will be a unique experience for fans of the feel-good network.
Each year we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience.
Moreover, DiPippo shared that Hallmark knows that fans love time travel themes.
We know fans will love being transported back in time and the iconic, beautiful Biltmore Estate is the perfect setting to help fans get into the holiday spirit.
Been to Biltmore many times as I live 2 hrs away and had season passes. What a beautiful and wonderful place to film a Hallmark Movie. Hiked the grounds many many times and picnicked by the lake and so on. Excited- wish I could be there to see filming. Awesome 👏🏻