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Hallmark has announced its new reality series,Finding Mr. Christmas, premiering this fall, in which 10 men will compete to become the network’s next holiday leading man.The series will be hosted Jonathan Bennett, who starred inMean Girlsand has since becomea Hallmark movie staple, starring in films such asThe Christmas House,The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls, andThe Holiday Sitter.He’s no stranger to hosting reality competition shows, as he’s been the host of Food Network’sCake Wars, Cupcake Wars, Halloween Wars,andFood Network’s Battle of the Decades. Finding Mr. Christmasis Hallmark’s first-ever reality show.
TheFinding Mr. Christmaswinner will be cast in a lead role in a 2024 Hallmark Channel holiday movie and earn the title of “Mr. Christmas.”
According toEW,Finding Mr. Christmaswill premiere on Hallmark’s new revamped streaming platform, Hallmark+, which replaces Hallmark Movies Now. Filmed on a ranch in Utah, the show was co-created by Jonathan, who’s also the host and judge.Actress Melissa Peterman will also judge the show, along with other Hallmark Channel stars as guest judges. According toPeople, Jonathan shared thatFinding Mr. Christmaswill include LGBTQ+ contestants because"I’m a Hallmark holiday hunk, and I’m pretty freaking gay."
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Finding Mr. Christmas Winner Will Make Hallmark Debut In Winter 2024
The Movie Begins Filming This Summer
TheFinding Mr. Christmaswinner will be cast in a lead role in a 2024 Hallmark Channel holiday movieand earn the title of “Mr. Christmas.“Peoplereported that Jonathan said that he wanted to makeFinding Mr. Christmas “a journey that people can watch on TV.“He also mentioned what he calls"the Kelly Clarkson effect,“referencing the fact that people first fell in love with Kelly duringAmerican Idol. Jonathan explained,“here we’re actually building our next star because you’re going to be able to fall in love with our different contestants and watch their journey along the way.”
EWrevealed that the winner ofFinding Mr. Christmaswill begin filming his movie this summer. The film will premiere in winter 2024 on Hallmark Channel as part of the network’s beloved Countdown to Christmas.It’s very exciting that Hallmark is entering the world of reality television. Jonathan is right that fans will be even more invested in this actor than ever before because they’ll have followed his journey from the beginning and rooted for him. It’s also refreshing to hear thatHallmark is continuing its commitment to including LGBTQ+ actorsand characters in their movies.
Finding Mr. Christmaswill be new territory for Hallmark, but, like everything the network does, it should be television gold. It’ll be so much fun to see which actor wins the title of “Mr. Christmas,” and then to watch his Hallmark Channel debut in one of its holiday movies.Jonathan is the perfect host for the show, and he’s certain to make it very entertaining.Finding Mr. Christmasis going to be the next big reality television hit.
