Hallmark Christmas movie filming set for Biltmore Estate in January 2023 - Citizen Times

ASHEVILLE - Christmas volition travel to Asheville doubly this wintertime season.

Hallmark Channel has announced that 1 of its new, archetypal "Countdown to Christmas" movies volition statesman filming astatine the historical Biltmore Estate successful January.

"A Biltmore Christmas" volition prima Bethany Joy Lenz (“Good Sam,” “An Unexpected Christmas”) and Kristoffer Polaha (“We Wish You a Married Christmas,” "Jurassic World: Dominion").

The movie is slated to premiere arsenic a portion of Hallmark Channel's 2023 "Countdown to Christmas" programming.

Since 1895, George W. Vanderbilt and his family's classical vacation traditions, similar the raising of the 35-foot Fraser fir Christmas histrion successful the Banquet Hall, person been upheld and proceed to pull guests to the family's location each year.

Although different productions person been filmed astatine the property, the Hallmark accumulation volition beryllium the archetypal clip the National Historic Landmark volition service arsenic the mounting arsenic Biltmore Estate.

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“Each twelvemonth we look for ways to make exciting, caller vacation viewing experiences for our audience,” Samantha DiPippo, elder vice president, development, programming, Hallmark Media, said successful a quality release. “We cognize fans volition emotion being transported backmost successful clip and the iconic, beauteous Biltmore Estate is the cleanable mounting to assistance fans get into the vacation spirit.”

The movie's storyline begins with screenwriter Lucy Collins (Lenz) landing a occupation to constitute the publication for a remake of "His Merry Bride!," a beloved Christmas classical archetypal filmed astatine Biltmore House successful 1947. Lucy travels to the property and joins a guided circuit of the historical home. She's drawn to an entrancing hourglass that she accidentally knocks over, subsequently being transported backmost successful clip to 1946 ― the Golden Age of Hollywood ― and connected acceptable with the formed and unit of "His Merry Bride!" astatine Biltmore.

As Lucy attempts to blend successful and navigate the unfamiliar spot and time, she catches the oculus of the film's lead, Jack Huston (Polaha). Lucy rebuffs his advances but the duo shares a transportation that cannot beryllium denied.

The concatenation of events that hap aft Lucy's abrupt quality besides can't beryllium ignored and it's putting the accumulation successful jeopardy. Lucy indispensable marque things close earlier she tin instrumentality to the contiguous oregon other endanger to change the aboriginal forever.

Lucy is presented with 1 accidental to spell location though it volition mean saying farewell to her imaginable soulmate. Or volition Christmas magic support the curtain from closing connected their emotion story?

"A Biltmore Christmas" volition beryllium directed by John Putch from a publication by Marcy Holland. Dustin Rikert is the enforcement shaper and Andrew Gernhard is the producer.

The movie is intended to beryllium contained to the Biltmore Estate's much than 8,000 acres, which included gardens designed by "the begetter of American scenery architecture," Frederick Law Olmsted. Biltmore House is simply a 250-room French Renaissance chateau designed by Richard Morris Hunt.

For much astir Biltmore, sojourn biltmore.com.

For much astir Hallmark Channel, sojourn hallmarkchannel.com.

Tiana Kennell is the nutrient and eating newsman for the Asheville Citizen Times, portion of the USA Today Network. Email her astatine tkennell@citizentimes.com oregon travel her connected Twitter/Instagram @PrincessOfPage. Please assistance enactment this benignant of journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times.