It might solely be July, however it’s by no means too early to begin wanting ahead to the brand new slate of Hallmark vacation rom-coms that may defrost our chilly hearts and make us imagine in love once more this winter (so long as we do not overthink them). Imagine me, the Countdown to Christmas might be right here earlier than we all know it — assuming the writers and actors strikes don’t have an effect on the Christmas film season. Lacey Chabert has grow to be a fixture on the community’s annual programming, and her followers are in for a deal with this 12 months, as she’s set to star in a sequel to final 12 months’s hit film Haul out the Holly.
Lacey Chabert appears to remain busy at Hallmark as of late, after signing an unique cope with the community in 2022 as a number of others left for Nice American Household. Simply final month she starred in The Dancing Detective: A Lethal Tango, and becoming a member of her different choices within the must-see class might be this 12 months’s Haul out the Holly: Lit Up. Within the announcement of the sequel, Hallmark’s senior vice chairman of growth Samantha DiPippo stated (per TV Fanatic):
Haul out the Holly was an unqualified success and have become an prompt vacation traditional. Viewers instantly responded to the film’s heat and this extremely humorous forged. We can not wait to take viewers again to Evergreen Lane with a sequel that’s greater, funnier and jollier than earlier than.
Presumably probably the most thrilling information about Haul out the Holly: Lit Up is that Hallmark viewers received’t even have to attend very lengthy to get their first look. A sneak peek of the sequel will premiere throughout an encore presentation of Haul out the Holly at 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, July 22, on the Hallmark Channel.
Along with Lacey Chabert, Lit Up will see Wes Brown reprise his position as Jared, the enemy-turned-romantic curiosity that Chabert’s Emily kissed because the credit rolled. We’ll additionally see the return of Stephen Tobolowsky and Melissa Peterman, in addition to John Travolta’s sister Ellen, who had at all times dreamed of being in a Hallmark film. Becoming a member of the sequel might be Seth Morris and Chabert’s fellow Occasion of 5 alum Jennifer Aspen.
Presumably the sneak peek will give viewers some perception into what sort of hijinks the residents of Evergreen Lane are as much as this time round, however it actually seems like that house-decorating competitors is about to get cranked as much as 11.
The announcement of Haul out the Holly: Lit Up comes only a few weeks after Lacey Chabert was reported to even be reuniting along with her Occasion of 5 co-star Scott Wolf for one more Countdown to Christmas film. A Merry Scottish Christmas will see the 2 enjoying brother and sister once more, and will there probably be a greater present than that?
I’ll undoubtedly be maintaining my eye on the schedule of Hallmark’s upcoming motion pictures to see when to catch this 12 months’s double shot of Lacey Chabert, however within the meantime, take a look at our 2023 TV schedule to remain updated on the entire upcoming premieres.
