"As we have passed Peak TV, it's probably fair to say we've passed Peak Christmas Movie. That doesn't mean there aren't still a lot of them, but it means they're not exploding all over the place like they were for a while. The biggest lists come from (no surprise) Hallmark and Lifetime (and "faith-based" Great American Family), but there are a handful from other outlets, including Netflix, Prime, BET, OWN, and UPtv."
"Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! is about a weatherman, played by super-charming lead and co-writer Robert Buckley. Ted is famous for having very bad luck at Christmas time. He tries to reconnect with his old crush, a doctor played by Hallmark legend Kimberley Sustad, during a visit to his hometown. Every element of the story sounds familiar, but these things are truly all about the execution, and this one is sharp and funny, with terrific chemistry between the leads."
"Hallmark, having exhausted most of the personal pronouns in its Time for [blank] To Come Home for Christmas series, is now at it with a series they launched in 2022 with Three Wise Men and a Baby. They followed that with Three Wiser Men and a Boy last year, and now they've got Three Wisest Men (that seems ominous, but in fact there is still a child)."
Christmas movie production has slowed from its peak, though many new titles still arrive each season from Hallmark, Lifetime, Great American Family, Netflix, Prime, BET, OWN, and UPtv. Hallmark continues to produce formulaic series and inventive comedies; Russell Hainline co-wrote Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!, a sharp, funny film starring Robert Buckley as a luckless weatherman reconnecting with an old crush played by Kimberley Sustad. Hallmark also extended its Three Wise Men franchise into Three Wisest Men. Classic tales endure with new adaptations like Christmas Above The Clouds, a flight-set A Christmas Carol retelling featuring ghosts represented by airline staff.
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