The Hallmark Channel will finally release its first-ever LGBTQ+ Christmas film entitled ‘The Holiday Sitter,’ which is starring Jonathan Bennett and George Krissa.
Starting on as early as October 21, Hallmark will be premiering 40 new movies, making the station a 24/7 holiday marathon. One of those films is ‘The Holiday Sitter,’ which as per Variety, tells the story of:
“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. Completely out of his element, he recruits help from their handsome neighbor Jason and finds himself in an unexpected romance.”
‘The Holiday Sitter’ is scheduled to be released on the Hallmark Channel on December 11.
Bennett is famously known for his role as Aaron Samuels in the 2004 classic film ‘Mean Girls,’ but aside from that, he has also done a number of Hallmark Christmas movies in the past years. In 2020, the actor and television host got engaged to boyfriend Jaymes Vaughan, and the couple tied the knot in March 2022.
Meanwhile, Krissa starred in the 2022 movies ‘Road Trip Romance’ and ‘Trapped With My Husband,’ wherein he played the roles of Franklyn and Cameron respectively. On July 1, his boyfriend Bri Waters announced via an Instagram post that the two of them got engaged two weeks prior.
Sources: uproxx.com, variety.com, people.com, today.com
Certainly no one in my generation of gay men, EVER, thought that two gay men would meet, fall in love, and share a loving kiss at the end, of a main-stream Hallmark-style movie…meet a guy, fall in love, get married, buy a home together, and have a family, was a beyond-a-dream-DREAM, for us. YET, I lived 71 years to see all that come true. And watching wonderful Christmas movies (FOR THE FAMILY), is a dream come true for my generation. I hope each Christmas will bring new ones, and sequals. This movie and others like it over the last 3-4 years is a reminder that the battles we fought at Stonewall in 1969, was worth it.
I watch this movie. Nice movie, some flirting but nothing “hyper-sexual” about it; however, the heightened tension leading to the final kiss at the end. Did a nice job of explaining some thoughts and fears of same sex couples and family relationships I thought. Watched the movie twice.
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Hey thank you for reporting on this. I keep up on all the gay movies coming out and totally missed this one.
Can’t wait to see it. Finally
Looking forward to it. An old Senior here, and I still have fond memories like this of younger days. Still younger today than tomorrow. XOXO
Yeah Bill, a senior here too. it is so wonderful to watch these Chritmas movies and realize they are main-stream family movies. Never thought I’d see the day, back in the days of Stonewall.