{"id":154646,"date":"2022-12-11T13:04:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/inside-the-making-of-this-years-lgbtq-holiday-movies\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T13:04:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:04:06","slug":"inside-the-making-of-this-years-lgbtq-holiday-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/inside-the-making-of-this-years-lgbtq-holiday-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the making of this year’s LGBTQ holiday movies"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. After answering renewed calls for diversity and inclusion in its end-of-year programming in 2020, the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime are getting back in the holiday spirit with two new movies that bring queer characters \u2014 and actors \u2014 to the forefront of the narrative.<\/p>\n
Premiering Sunday on Hallmark, \u201cThe Holiday Sitter\u201d follows Sam (Jonathan Bennett), a workaholic bachelor who reluctantly agrees to babysit his niece and nephew before his solo vacation. Completely out of his depth, Sam enlists the help of their dashing neighbor, Jason (George Krissa), who is in the process of adopting a child of his own, and soon finds himself caught in an unexpected romance.<\/p>\n
The made-for-TV movie is Hallmark’s first holiday rom-com to center an LGBTQ couple. But from the outset, Bennett was insistent on telling a story that was rooted in love and family \u2014 whether that be one’s chosen or biological family \u2014 that would resonate with a wider audience. <\/p>\n