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What If I Told You Netflix’s ‘Hot Frosty’ Is Really Fun?
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Like everyone else, when I first saw the trailer for Netflix’s “Hot Frosty” — about a snowman who comes to life to charm a single woman in a small town — I groaned and giggled at the same time. It felt like a parody of the cheesy Christmas TV movie genre, the kind of simplistic, home-for-the-holidays fun that Hallmark has long championed and Netflix has successfully showcased to a younger audience over the last handful of years. I figured I’d half-watch at some point while also imbibing in some holiday cheer when doom-scrolling got a little too bleak.

Well.

I finally viewed the 90-minute smash starring Dustin Milligan as the titular Frosty and Lacey Chabert, and while it’s not winning any Emmys, it’s a sweet, surprisingly charming outing that should be able to hold its own entertaining both your parents and any teens in your life this holiday season.
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  • 12/22/2024
  • by Erin Strecker
  • Indiewire
How Netflix’s Christmas Movie Blitz Found Heart in Silliness, From Sexy Snowmen to Male Strippers
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Inherent in any Christmas movie is an element of silliness; it’s just the way of things. More often than not, magic is involved, and highly improbable love stories result in moving halfway across the country and giving up massive paychecks. But this year, Netflix really leaned in on absurdity for their Christmas offerings, and in the end, it helped the stars and creators of the films find the heart of it all.

The streamer has five new original Christmas movies this year, and rolled out one new film every Wednesday beginning in early November. In one, a sexy snowman comes to life and struggles not to melt while also trying to woo the woman who unwittingly brought him to life. In another, a small-town bar needs saving, so the owners’ daughter creates a Christmas-themed all male revue, because what better way to rake in cash?

Those films are “Hot Frosty” and “The Merry Gentlemen,...
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  • 12/6/2024
  • by Andi Ortiz
  • The Wrap
Is The Santa Summit Worth Watching? (& Where To Stream The Hallmark Movie)
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2023’s The Santa Summit is one of the freshest-feeling Hallmark Christmas movies of the last few years, both because of its premise and how strongly it delivers on the ‘com’ side of the rom-com subgenre. Starring Hunter King, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Amy Groening, and Stephanie Sy, The Santa Summit manages to stand out among the dozens of holiday season Hallmark films from the premise alone, as it takes place at a convention for Santa Claus enthusiasts.

When it comes to settings that promise plenty of Christmas spirit, it’s hard to imagine many that can guarantee festive fun as much as an entire convention of Santa cosplayers. That’s not the reason The Santa Summit has been a hit though. It’s the heartwarming and hilarious adventure that awaits friends Jordin (King), Ava (Groening), and Stella (Sy) once they arrive that makes the 2023 Christmas rom-com worth watching - even for those...
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  • 12/6/2024
  • by Tom Russell
  • ScreenRant
Is Hallmark Making Third ‘Three Wise Men And A Baby’ Christmas Movie?
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Although the Hallmark Channel never does sequels, the network broke that unwritten rule with the Three Wise Men And A Baby sequel, Three Wiser Men And A Boy. Could the network make a third movie in the series? Paul Campbell, Andrew Walker, and Tyler Hynes weigh that possibility.

Photo: Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Ricardo Hubbs Could There Be A Third Three Wise Men And A Baby Movie?

There is a lot of fanfare around the Three Wise Men And A Baby sequel. Hallmark has brought the Brenner Brothers back with a new mission. Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, and Paul Campbell are reprising their roles as Taylor, Luke, and Stephan. It is now five years later. This time around, the trio has to help save Thomas’ school play. This promises more antics and perhaps a new dance. But, is this the end?

TV Insider recently...
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  • 11/23/2024
  • by Georgia Makitalo
  • TV Shows Ace
Lacey Chabert On Why She Struggled Filming Netflix Movie Hot Frosty
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Lacey Chabert in Hot Frosty [Image Netflix on YouTube]

Lacey Chabert may be Hallmark’s Queen of Christmas, but she is also making waves on Netflix in her new holiday movie, Hot Frosty.

Beloved Mean Girls and Hallmark star Lacey Chabert recently opened up about how she struggled while filming her new Netflix movie, Hot Frosty.

While Lacey has starred in multiple Hallmark Christmas and other movies with no problems on the film set, she has opened up about the issues she had filming that Netflix movie.

Hallmark star Lacey Chabert on her struggle while filming Netflix’s Hot Frosty

While Lacey Chabert has starred in many movies and reality shows with Hallmark Channel and, of course, in Mean Girls, we were surprised to learn that she had problems on the set of the Netflix holiday movie, Hot Frosty.

Lacey Chabert in Hot Frosty [Image Netflix on YouTube]

However, those problems weren’t what you might think,...
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  • 11/20/2024
  • by Anne King
  • Celebrating The Soaps
Netflix's Christmas Movie With 89% Rt Score Becomes No. 1 Movie As The Holiday Begins
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Netflix's new Christmas movie with an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score becomes the streaming service's No. 1 movie as the holiday season begins. Netflix has been producing original Christmas movies since 2017, starting with A Christmas Prince. Since then, the streaming service has solidified its reputation as a go-to platform for holiday films with titles like The Princess Switch starring Vanessa Hudgens, The Christmas Chronicles starring Kurt Russell, and Klaus, an Oscar-nominated animated movie, exemplifying the diversity of Netflix's Christmas movie catalog.

In 2024, Netflix already had the holiday romantic comedy, Meet Me Next Christmas, top its Global Top 10 chart for the week of November 410 with over 18 million views. The holiday season is just beginning, so there should be plenty more Christmas movies appearing on Netflix's global chart before the year's end. This includes Netflix's new romantic comedy Christmas movie starring Lacey Chabert, a frequent star of Hallmark's Christmas movies, which has become the streaming service's new No.
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  • 11/19/2024
  • by Adam Bentz
  • ScreenRant
Netflix Is the New Hallmark with 'Hot Frosty'
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Quick Links 'Hot Frosty' Brings Holiday Romance to Netflix 'Hot Frosty' Is Exemplary of Netflix's Switch to Making Hallmark Quality Content Does Hallmark Have to Be Worried About Netflix?

The Hallmark Channel has become synonymous with Christmas, with the cable network pumping out dozens of features yearly. The channel has become a staple of many households as they settle into the holiday season. Netflix, the streaming giant, may offer a vast catalog, but it has been slowly expanding in various ways to try to attract as wide an audience as possible. One of the pushes has been for more Christmas-themed content along the same lines, focusing on uplifting stories told on a budget.

Every year, Netflix adds more to its holiday catalog. With the recent success of Hot Frosty (which also happens to star a Hallmark staple), the platform continues to push to establish itself as...
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  • 11/19/2024
  • by Adam Symchuk
  • MovieWeb
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The Top Movie on Netflix Is About a Hot Snowman — and We’re Fine With That
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Once upon a time, an intrepid screenwriter tweeted into the void: “Just had the best idea for a Hallmark Christmas movie holy shit holy shit holy shit.” Little did he know, he would go on to save Christmas in this year of our lord, 2024, when Twitter is now X, and Netflix Christmas movies seem to be our only balm against the encroaching darkness (hyperbole is required when discussing such films).

Don’t pretend like we haven’t all had them — ideas for Christmas movies featuring a go-getter city lady who...
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  • 11/19/2024
  • by Brenna Ehrlich
  • Rollingstone.com
'Hot Frosty' Star Dustin Milligan Talks About Awkward Nude Scenes
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Schitts Creek star Dustin Milligan has been turning heads on Netflix recently with his turn as a hot snowman in the holiday rom-com Hot Frosty, but it seems that he was not quite comfortable with the attention being given to him on set. The newest addition to the streamers festive movie line-up has been dominating the chart since its release, and for now it doesnt show any signs of giving up the top spot easily.

Starring Milligan and original Mean Girls star Lacey Chabert, the whimsical, if at times steamy rom-com, about a woman who brings a snowman to life with the use of a magical scarf, is proving that even the most ridiculous sounding movies can be successful especially when the film landed a perfect critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. While the film is proving to be another huge Netflix hit, for its buffed up male lead, that success...
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  • 11/17/2024
  • by Anthony Lund
  • MovieWeb
7 Best Movies Like ‘Hot Frosty’ To Watch If You Love the Film
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Hot Frosty is a fantasy Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti from a screenplay by Russell Hainline. The 2024 film follows Cathy, a widow who magically brings a snowman to life whose innocence helps her heal her broken heart. Hot Frosty stars Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause, Joe Lo Truglio, and Craig Robinson. So, if you loved the Christmas spirit, sweet romance, and a heart-touching story in Hot Frosty here are some similar movies you should check out next.

The Spirit of Christmas (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Lifetime

The Spirit of Christmas is a fantasy Christmas romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Jackson from a screenplay by Tracy Andreen. The 2015 film follows Kate, a young woman tasked with selling a historic inn that is haunted by the ghost of a...
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  • 11/17/2024
  • by Kulwant Singh
  • Cinema Blind
Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan in Hot Frosty (2024)
Magical Snowman Rom-Com Melts Hearts on Netflix’s Top Charts
Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan in Hot Frosty (2024)
People are interested in a strange new holiday movie on Netflix, showing that unusual stories can connect with viewers. In “Hot Frosty,” starring Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan, a snowman becomes a person, a surprising twist on the traditional holiday story.

Author Russell Hainline’s silly idea for the movie started out as a joke between friends. He told The Hollywood Reporter, “Sometimes you come up with pitches that make people laugh.” His first thought was simple: What if Frosty the Snowman turned into a real person instead of a snowman?

Hainline wrote the screenplay during the pandemic because she wanted to make a unique Christmas story. He tried to make a figure that was both funny and interesting. “I wanted my snowman to have the innocence of someone born yesterday, but with a slightly more adult edge,” he said.

The road to making the movie wasn’t easy. Its...
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  • 11/17/2024
  • by Naser Nahandian
  • Gazettely
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‘Hot Frosty’ Writer on That Title and Keeping Irony Out of Holiday Movies
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Over the past couple of years, Netflix has been encroaching on the Hallmark Channel’s holiday season chokehold.

Writer Russell Hainline is no stranger to the Christmas movie, having penned several titles for Hallmark, including The Santa Summit and In Merry Measure. This week he debuted his first Netflix entry, the delightfully named, Hot Frosty.

The movie stars Hallmark company player Lacey Chabert as Kathy, a widow and beloved local who wraps a magical scarf around a sculpted snowman with an eight-pack who becomes a real — and very naked — man named Jack. Hijinks ensue with naive and preternaturally good-natured Jack (Dustin Milligan) being ogled by the local women and helping plan the high school’s winter formal, all the while being pursued by the cops for the initial display of public indecency. The film has earned an overwhelmingly positive critical response and is currently sitting at Netflix’s No. 1 most-streamed movie in the U.
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  • 11/17/2024
  • by Mia Galuppo
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This Year's Goofiest, Strangest Christmas Movie Has Taken Over Netflix
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For many years, the Hallmark Channel seemed to have a monopoly on the made-for-tv Christmas rom-com subgenre. But as streamers like Netflix continue to become the main source of entertainment for millions of people across the globe, they've been expanding their original offerings to include these silly, saccharine, and undeniably addictive movies that people can't seem to get enough of during the holiday season. Sure, there are some that simply hate-watch these types of stories about high-powered women who visit their humble hometowns for the holidays and decide to give it all up to fall back in love with their now-hunky high school sweethearts who own farms and exclusively wear festive flannels, but there are plenty of people who genuinely, unapologetically love these movies.

Netflix hasn't been afraid to embrace even the most absurd set-ups for these movies, establishing its own very real and legitimate multiverse of holiday movies. However,...
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  • 11/16/2024
  • by BJ Colangelo
  • Slash Film
Netflix's 'Hot Frosty' Delivers a Perfect Christmas Rom-Com with 'Mean Girls'' Lacey Chabert
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Netflix subscribers love of big, brash action movies has been put on ice as Christmas approaches, with another new festive movie landing a perfect debut on the platform. Meet Me Next Christmas is still topping the global chart (at the time of writing), but the U.S. chart is being dominated by another offering that screams Hallmark Channel in the well-formed Hot Frosty. And there is a good reason why this movie comes with all the hallmarks of the cable network, as it stars the queen of Hallmark movies and Mean Girls star Lacey Chabert in the lead role.

Judging a book by its cover, Hot Frosty has a cheesy, ludicrous, destined-to-fail plot about a widowed woman who, with the use of an enchanted scarf, turns a regular snowman into a hunk with abs, and they spend a romantic Christmas together. Even the overly happy poster art leans into this being another schmaltzy,...
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  • 11/15/2024
  • by Anthony Lund
  • MovieWeb
Hot Frosty's Magic Explained: How Jack's Snowman Turned Into A Real Person
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Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Hot Frosty.

It wouldn't be a Christmas film without a bit of magic, and Hot Frosty's fantastical elements all come down to one simple red scarf. The Netflix Christmas movie, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Russell Hainline, tells the tale of a snowman who comes to life one night and subsequently falls in love with the woman responsible for his humanity. Of course, this impressive feat in Hot Frosty would not have been possible without a bit of magic.

Lacey Chabert is a certified Christmas movie queen as she has starred in more than a dozen holiday films on the Hallmark Channel, but Hot Frosty marks her first Netflix Christmas project.

The cast of Hot Frosty includes Lacey Chabert as Kathy Barrett, the woman who (unknowingly) brings the snowman to life, and Dustin Milligan as Jack Snowman, the aforementioned man of snow.
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  • 11/15/2024
  • by Sarah Little
  • ScreenRant
Hot Frosty Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play In Netflix's Christmas Movie
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Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Hot Frosty.

Netflix's Hot Frosty joins the group of Christmas movies coming to the streaming service in 2024, and, unsurprisingly, its soundtrack is full of holiday tunes (and a couple of recognizable non-holiday songs). The fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Russell Hainline, chronicles the story of a snowman who comes to life and falls in love. Perhaps Hot Frosty is a typical, cheesy, feel-good Christmas movie, but its soundtrack should appease any audience.

The cast of Hot Frosty includes Lacey Chabert as Kathy and Dustin Milligan as Jack. Kathy, who lost her husband two years prior to the events of the film, owns a restaurant in the small town of Hope Springs. Although she has a great support system, Kathy routinely fails to take care of herself (and her house). However, that all changes when Kathy...
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  • 11/14/2024
  • by Sarah Little
  • ScreenRant
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Hot Frosty review – Netflix’s sexy snowman romance is as silly as expected
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Lacey Chabert falls for a snowman with abs in streamer’s latest cheap, cheerful foray into Hallmark territory

Though I am personally of the belief that all Christmas movies should wait until after Thanksgiving – it just stopped being 80F (26C) in New York City last week, yikes – I cannot fault a movie for being exactly what it sets out to be. The trailer for Hot Frosty, Netflix’s newest foray into Hallmark’s holiday territory, promised to answer the question no one was asking: what if Frosty the Snowman had abs?

Curious minds do, in fact, want to know. Thankfully, the actual finished product, 90 minutes of extremely unserious, occasionally sweet fluff written by Russell Hainline, delivers logistical and spiritual answers to the quandary of Half-Naked Alive Snowman with complete dedication to the genre. Said snowman, Jack (Dustin Milligan), awakens with barely a strategically placed scarf to cover him. The town...
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  • 11/13/2024
  • by Adrian Horton
  • The Guardian - Film News
Hot Frosty Ending Explained: What Happens To Jack & Kathy After Christmas
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Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Hot Frosty.

Like many other Netflix holiday movies that came before it, Hot Frosty begins with heartbreak and ends with joy. The 2024 Christmas fantasy romantic-comedy film, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Russell Hainline, follows the burgeoning relationship between a woman who has experienced a devastating tragedy and a man who is not quite a man. When Lacey Chabert's character, Kathy, is given a (unbeknownst to her) magical scarf, she wraps it around one of the snowmen, Jack, in her hometown's snowman-building contest. That night, he comes to life and completely changes Kathy's world.

Hot Frosty is just one of many holiday movies coming to Netflix in 2024. Others include Meet Me Next Christmas, The Merry Gentlemen, Our Little Secret, and That Christmas.

Jack quickly picks up the ways of being a human as the people of Hope Springs warmly welcome him.
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  • 11/13/2024
  • by Sarah Little
  • ScreenRant
‘Hot Frosty’ Review: Lacey Chabert Trades Fruitcake for Beefcake in Netflix’s Heartwarming Holiday Romp
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Shaking up holiday traditions in irreverently welcome ways, director Jerry Ciccoritti and writer Russell Hainline’s “Hot Frosty” redesigns the look and feel of the familiar snow-made showcase. Their story, centered on a wishful widow who magically transforms a snowman into a hunky rube, balances its sillier aspects with a touching sense of sincerity. They do away with the cartoonish character’s corncob pipe, coal eyes and rotund body, replacing these features with beefy biceps, chiseled bone structure and sculpted abs. The narrative delivers some refreshing highlights for the benefit of Netflix’s Holiday Cinematic Universe, specifically acknowledging its target audience’s yearning for a sprinkling of cheeky, wanton lust alongside its gentle yet genuine dramatics.

To set the tone, the camera pivots in its opening descent upon the picturesque town of Hope Springs, from a quaint two-story decked out in festive decor to an undecorated neighboring house where Kathy (Lacey Chabert) dwells.
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  • 11/13/2024
  • by Courtney Howard
  • Variety Film + TV
‘Hot Frosty’ Review: Do You Wanna Boink a Snowman?
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It’s been over 20 years since cartoonist Peter Morley-Souter invented the only rule of the internet everyone actually agrees on: Rule No. 34, which says that if a thing exists, there is an X-rated version of it. It was true then and it’s true now. But I think the time has finally come to tack on an important addendum: Rule No. 34A: This also applies to Christmas movies.

Made-for-tv Christmas movies actually have a lot in common with adult entertainment. They’re cheap, they hit the spot and there’s more than you could ever possibly watch in one lifetime. And apparently you can make them about literally anything. So a film like “Hot Frosty,” a Netflix Original holiday rom-com about an extremely boinkable snowman, should be nothing more than a drop in the bucket. It even stars Lacey Chabert, who together with Alicia Witt, Danica McKellar and Candace Cameron Bure...
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  • 11/13/2024
  • by William Bibbiani
  • The Wrap
Hot Frosty Review — A Magical Little Christmas Movie
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It’s beginning to look like Christmas, and Netflix is joining the party, so they kick-start the spirit with their latest Hot Frosty. Writer Russell Hainline, known for her Hallmark Christmas movies, pens the story of a widow bringing a hot snowman to life. This charming and sweet holiday movie stars Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan.

Related The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Review — Christian Christmas Comedy is Funny, Spirited, and Affecting Hot Frosty Review Hot Frosty. (L-r) Dustin Milligan as Jack Snowman and Lacey Chabert as Kathy Barrett in Hot Frosty. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix

Down on her luck after losing her husband, Cathy runs into Jane, a store clerk who shares a story about how she once found the man of her dreams by accident. So, Jane decides to give Cathy this scarf, which will help her find the man of her dreams. Upon laying it on a snowman,...
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  • 11/13/2024
  • by Ricky Valero
  • FandomWire
Hot Frosty Review: When Snowmen Fall in Love
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A wonderfully unusual addition to Netflix’s holiday lineup is “Hot Frosty,” the streaming service’s newest holiday movie. The movie was directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Russell Hainline. Lacey Chabert plays Kathy, a café owner in the cute town of Hope Springs who has lost her husband. Dustin Milligan plays Jack, a magically animated snowman who turns into a surprisingly complicated love lead.

The movie cleverly breaks the rules of typical holiday movies by starting with a plot that is both silly and touching. Jack comes to life when Kathy wraps a magical red scarf around a snow sculpture. Jack is a muscular, innocent figure who could be Kathy’s love interest and serves as a metaphor for grief and renewal.

“Hot Frosty” is different because it’s not afraid to mess with your assumptions. It’s not just another sugary Christmas romance; it’s a complex...
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  • 11/13/2024
  • by Mahan Zahiri
  • Gazettely
Hot Frosty Cast & Character Guide
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Netflix is rolling out more holiday movies for the winter of 2024, including Hot Frosty, which features a talented cast of actors many viewers will recognize. The Christmas fantasy film, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Russell Hainline, tells the classic story of a snowman who comes to life but turns it into a rom-com. Hot Frosty revolves around Kathy, a widowed woman who owns a restaurant in the small town of Hope Springs. After the heartbreak of losing her husband two years ago, Kathy fails to take care of herself, until a certain snowman enters her life.

Hot Frosty is a part of Netflix's lineup of 2024 holiday movies and is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, November 13.

Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan (who the audience will likely know from their previous popular films and TV shows) are the faces of the Netflix Christmas movie. However, the rest of the cast...
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  • 11/12/2024
  • by Sarah Little
  • ScreenRant
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Lacey Chabert Gets Festive In Red Dress at 'Hot Frosty' Premiere With Dustin Milligan & More!
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Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan reunite at the premiere of their new holiday film Hot Frosty held at The Home Theater on Thursday (November 7) in Los Angeles.

The 42-year-old actress got in the festive spirit with a red dress with a sparkly neckline, while her 39-year-old co-star kept it casual in a white tee and black pants.

Also in attendance at the screening were their co-stars Craig Robinson and Joe Lo Truglio, as well as the movie’s screenwriter Russell Hainline and producers Joel S Rice and Michael Barbuto. Kimberly J Brown also stepped out to show her support.

Here’s a synopsis: Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts.

If you missed it,...
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  • 11/8/2024
  • by Just Jared
  • Just Jared
Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan in Hot Frosty (2024)
10 New Movies on Netflix in November 2024
Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan in Hot Frosty (2024)
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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed November this year. The upcoming month will see the premiere of many of Netflix’s Christmas romantic comedy films including Hot Frosty and also new brilliant movies like Spellbound and The Piano Lesson. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 movies coming to Netflix in November 2024.

Rob Peace (November 11)

Rob Peace is a biographical drama film written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Based on the 2014 biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs, the 2024 film follows Rob Peace, a Yale University graduate who begins to deal drugs while maintaining his lifestyle after his father was arrested for crimes he may not have committed. Rob Peace stars Jay Will, Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, Camila Cabello,...
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  • 10/27/2024
  • by Kulwant Singh
  • Cinema Blind
‘Hot Frosty’ Trailer: Lacey Chabert’s Netflix Christmas Movie Brings a Sexy Snowman to Life and Nods to ‘Mean Girls’
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Some people are worth melting for — especially the hot ones.

In the new trailer for Netflix’s holiday rom-com “Hot Frosty,” Christmas movie queen Lacey Chabert stars as a widow named Kathy, who magically brings a sexy snowman (“Schitt’s Creek” alum Dustin Milligan) to life. Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays … and before he melts.

At the end of the trailer, Chabert’s character is seen watching Lindsay Lohan’s 2023 Netflix holiday film “Falling for Christmas.” In a nod to their beloved 2004 flick “Mean Girls,” she quips, “That’s so funny. That looks just like a girl I went to high school with.”

Joe Lo Truglio and Craig Robinson bring some comedic relief as a pair of police officers, while Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause, Sherry Miller, Dan Lett,...
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  • 10/23/2024
  • by Katcy Stephan
  • Variety Film + TV
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Lacey Chabert Falls for Hunky Snowman Brought to Life in Netflix’s ‘Hot Frosty’ Trailer
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Lacey Chabert’s love life heats up with a once-chilly paramour in the trailer for Netflix’s holiday offering Hot Frosty.

Jerry Ciccoritti directs the Christmas romantic-comedy feature that hits the streaming service on Nov. 13, just in time for the holiday season. Rounding out the cast are Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon, Lauren Holly, Joe Lo Truglio, Craig Robinson and Chrishell Stause.

Hot Frosty follows widow Kathy (Chabert), who is going through a rough stretch until she uses a magical scarf to bring attractive snowman Jack (Milligan) to life. The pair begin to fall for each other but have limited time before he starts to melt.

“Clearly, you’ve been doing your push-ups,” Chabert tells the well-toned snowman before his transformation.

Later, Jack (Milligan) tells a neighbor, “I’ve never been on a date before. I need your help with Kathy.”

Ciccoritti helmed the Christmas movie from a script by Russell Hainline.
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  • 10/23/2024
  • by Ryan Gajewski
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Hot Frosty’ Trailer: Lacey Chabert Falls in Love With a Literal Snowman in Netflix Christmas Movie
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Thumpety, thump, thump, Frosty returns like you’ve never seen him before in the new Netflix original “Hot Frosty.”

Lacey Chabert (“Mean Girls”) and Dustin Milligan (“Schitt’s Creek”) teased their unlikely romance in the first trailer for their Netflix holiday movie Wednesday.

Two years after the loss of her husband, Kathy (Chabert) struggles to enjoy the holiday season. But with the help of a magical scarf, she brings a handsome snowman to life. His innocence and wonder teach her to fall in love again just in time for the holiday season.

The real life Frosty named Jack (Milligan) streaks through the park and steals some clothes before bumping into love interest Kathy. Craig Robinson puts Jack on the hot seat in the sheriff’s office before Katy saves him from melting away.

Chabert is no stranger to the holiday rom-com genre, starring in over 30 Hallmark Channel movies. The Queen of...
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  • 10/23/2024
  • by Tess Patton
  • The Wrap
Hallmark+ Announces Premiere Date For ‘Celebrations With Lacey Chabert’
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Hallmark’s new rebranded streaming channel Hallmark+ has announced the premiere date of Celebrations With Lacey Chabert. When does Lacey’s first reality series premiere? Moreover, what is this series all about?

Here are all the details that fans will want to know.

Lacey Chabert Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Hallmark Media When Does Celebrations With Lacey Chabert Premiere?

There is a new reality series coming to Hallmark+. This is called Celebrations With Lacey Chabert. When does it premiere on the rebranded streaming service?

According to TV Line, the new reality series premieres on Tuesday, September 10. After that, starting on September 12, there will be new episodes every Thursday. There are a total of 10 episodes. Therefore, it will run until the beginning of November.

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What Is Celebrations With Lacey Chabert About?

What is this new Hallmark+ reality with heart series about?...
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  • 8/18/2024
  • by Georgia Makitalo
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Hallmark Releases First Look Video For ‘The Christmas Quest’ Starring Lacey Chabert, Kristoffer Polaha
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Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas 2024 is going to be a special one. This year the network is celebrating the 15-year anniversary of this holiday tradition. Moreover, they are going big with movies. Most of all, one of the biggest movies this holiday season is The Christmas Quest. This movie stars Lacey Chabert and Kristoffer Polaha, two fan favorites of the network.

Now, they have released a First Look video that teases this special movie. Here is the video and what Lacey recently said about this big movie.

Kristoffer Polaha- Hallmark – YouTube Hallmark Releases First Look Video For The Christmas Quest

Hallmark has released the First Look Video for the upcoming Countdown To Christmas movie The Christmas Quest. In this movie, Lacey is an archeologist, while Kristoffer portrays an Old Norse language expert. They are exes that are sent on a Christmastime adventure to search for a “legendary treasure.” However, the...
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  • 7/21/2024
  • by Georgia Makitalo
  • TV Shows Ace
Hallmark Releases ‘Three Wiser Men And A Boy’ First Look Video
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The Hallmark Channel has released a First Look video for Countdown To Christmas 2024. Paul Campbell, Andrew Walker, and Tyler Hynes are back. The Brenner brothers are dancing into this holiday season with the highly anticipated sequel Three Wiser Men And A Boy.

What happens in this video?

Photo: Paul Campbell, Kimberley Sustad, Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes Credit: ©2022 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Ricardo Hubbs Hallmark Releases Three Wise Men And A Baby Sequel First Look Video

On Saturday, the Hallmark Channel aired the First Look teaser of Three Wiser Men And A Baby during the Three Wise Men And A Baby: Extended Cut television premiere. This sequel reunites Paul Campbell, Andrew Walker, and Tyler Hynes in the movie that is set five years after the original. What happens to Stephan, Luke, and Taylor Brenner in the new video?

The first look video of the new movie shows Luke unifying the trio with the chant,...
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  • 7/8/2024
  • by Georgia Makitalo
  • TV Shows Ace
‘Three Wise Men And A Baby: Extended Cut’ Part Of Hallmark’s Christmas In July
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Hallmark’s Christmas In July 2024 has something special. They are premiering the Three Wise Men And A Baby: Extended Cut. This was originally available only on Hallmark Movies Now. This movie stars Tyler Hynes, Paul Campbell, and Andrew Walker as Tayler, Stephan, and Luke Brenner. This movie was written by Campbell and Kimberley Sustad.

“Viewers are gifted with bonus time with the Brenners.” Here are all the details.

Photo: Tyler Hynes, Paul Campbell, Andrew Walker Credit: ©2022 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Bettina Strauss What Is Three Wise Men And A Baby: Extended Cut About?

What is the Hallmark Channel’s Three Wise Men And A Baby: Extended Cut about? According to the synopsis, “Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together and care for a baby over the holidays.”

When Is The Hallmark Premiere Of Three Wise Men And A Baby: Extended Cut?...
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  • 6/26/2024
  • by Georgia Makitalo
  • TV Shows Ace
Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Chrishell Stause In Netflix Holiday Romcom ‘Hot Frosty’
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Hallmark Christmas Queen Lacey Chabert is starring in the upcoming Netflix holiday movie Hot Frosty. Starring along with Lacey is Schitt’s Creek alum Dustin Milligan, The Office alum Craig Robinson, Joe Lo Truglio, Katy Mixon, Lauren Holly, and Chrishell Stuase. Also producing this series is long-time Hallmark collaborator Muse Entertainment, as well as Hallmark fan-favorite writer Russell Hainline writing the script.

What is Hot Frosty about, and when will viewers get to stream it on Netflix?

Photo: Lacey Chabert

Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Steffan Hill What Is Netflix’s Hot Frosty About?

What is this new Netflix movie Hot Frosty About? In this movie, Cathy is a widow who lost her husband two years before. However, her life changes when she is able to magically bring a snowman to life. “Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel, and love again, as the two fall for each...
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  • 5/13/2024
  • by Georgia Makitalo
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Lacey Chabert to Lead Netflix Holiday Rom-Com ‘Hot Frosty’
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Lacey Chabert is starring in another Christmas film, this time for Netflix. The actor, best known for her roles in “Mean Girls,” “Party of Five” and over 30 Hallmark films, will lead “Hot Frosty” for the streamer.

The film will also star Dustin Milligan, Joe Lo Truglio (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Craig Robinson (“The Office”), Katy Mixon (“American Housewife”), Lauren Holly (“Dumb and Dumber”) and Chrishell Stause (“Selling Sunset”).

The film’s official logline reads, “Two years after losing her husband, Cathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts.”

Jerry Ciccoritti will direct from a script by Russell Hainline.

Producers include Joel S. Rice and Michael Barbuto for Muse Entertainment, while Aren Prupas and Jonas Prupas will executive produce.

“Hot Frosty” joins Netflix’s 2024 holiday slate,...
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  • 5/13/2024
  • by Katcy Stephan
  • Variety Film + TV
Lacey Chabert To Topline Netflix Holiday Rom-Com ‘Hot Frosty’; Dustin Milligan, Joe Lo Truglio & Craig Robinson Among Others Set
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Exclusive: Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) has been tapped to star in Hot Frosty, a holiday rom-com that Jerry Ciccoritti (My Life with the Walter Boys) is directing for Netflix.

Others set to star include Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek), Craig Robinson (Killing It), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn 99), Katy Mixon (Mike & Molly), Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber) and Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset).

Written by Russell Hainline (The Santa Summit), the film picks up with Cathy two years after losing her husband, as she magically brings a handsome snowman to life. Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts.

Joel S. Rice and Michael Barbuto are producing for Muse Entertainment. Aren Prupas...
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  • 5/13/2024
  • by Matt Grobar
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Hallmark Channel Announces Three Wise Men And A Baby Sequel
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Photo: Paul Campbell, Kimberley Sustad, Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes Credit: ©2022 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Ricardo Hubbs

Hallmark fans will recall the huge success of the holiday movie, Three Wise Men and a Baby. The movie ended up being one of the most-watched movies of 2022. For that reason, fans can now celebrate as the three wacky hunks are back in a sequel titled Three Wiser Men and a Boy. Read on to find out what we know so far about this fun Christmas movie.

Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker and Paul Campbell in Three Wiser Men and a Boy Three Wise Men and a Baby Photo: Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, Paul Campbell and Santa Credit: ©2022 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

The three stars of one of Hallmark’s most-watched movies, Three Men and a Baby is back for a sequel. In the original movie, they played the Brenner brothers, who were estranged, but...
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  • 4/28/2024
  • by Anne King
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Hallmark Announces ‘Three Wise Men And A Baby’ Sequel: All The Details
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Hallmark’s 15-Year Anniversary of Countdown To Christmas just got a lot more fun. They have just announced the sequel to Three Wise Men And A Baby, one of the network’s most popular holiday movies ever. Who is returning, what is this story about, and what is the name of this movie?

We have all the latest details.

Photo: Paul Campbell, Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes Credit: ©2022 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Bettina Strauss Hallmark Is Making Three Wise Men And A Baby Sequel

On Thursday, Andrew Walker, and Tyler Hynes went to Instagram to share a post. Tyler wrote, “You asked..so we’re back. Welcome home 3 Wiser Men And A Boy + Coming this holiday season #3WiserMenAndABoy.”

Yes, the Brenner brothers, Luke, Taylor, and Stephan will be back this Christmas. That is right. Hallmark is doing something unusual. They are making a Three Wise Men And A Baby sequel. The network never makes sequels,...
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  • 4/25/2024
  • by Georgia Makitalo
  • TV Shows Ace
Tyler Hynes, Andrew W. Walker, and Paul Campbell in Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
Three Wiser Men and a Boy Reunites Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, and Paul Campbell on Hallmark!
Tyler Hynes, Andrew W. Walker, and Paul Campbell in Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
It was merely two years ago that Hallmark fans everywhere discovered the true magic of Christmas when three Hallmark Hunks tapped into their brotherhood for Three Wise Men and a Baby.

A play on Three Men and a Baby, Paul Campbell & Kimberley Sustad created a fun, family Christmas movie starring Campell, Tyler Hynes, and Andrew Walker and brought the theatrical film’s Margaret Colin along for the ride.

The result was pure joy, with a story packed with holiday sentiment, family frustrations, and great love.

Campbell & Sustad and Russell Hainline write the script for the sequel, Three Wiser Men and a Boy, and all four cast members mentioned above are on board, as well.

It’s an early Christmas gift for us all!

What does it mean to be a Hallmark hunk, anyway?

It’s not about looks, although it sure helps that this talented trio is easy on the eyes.
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  • 4/25/2024
  • by Carissa Pavlica
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Hallmark Fans Rave About Hunter King's 'The Santa Summit' as Best Christmas Movie of the 2023 Season So Far!
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It’s only the beginning of November, but Hallmark Channel has been airing new Christmas movies for weeks and some fans have already chosen a favorite!

The Santa Summit, starring Hunter King and Benjamin Hollingsworth, premiered over the weekend and the film already has a legion of fans… many of whom want a sequel.

The movie follows three teachers at a Santa themed holiday event who are looking to get their groove back and strengthen their friendship, but unexpectedly find love along the way.

The film aired on Hallmark Channel on Sunday night (November 5) and is now streaming on Peacock. There also will be reairings on Hallmark throughout the week.

So, what are fans saying?

Keep reading to find out more…

Read all of the tweets below!

The Santa Summit was one of the best Hallmark Christmas movies in years – that should have been in the theaters! @hallmarkchannel #TheSantaSummit

— Don Lewis...
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  • 11/7/2023
  • by Just Jared
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