{"id":97045,"date":"2024-05-13T20:23:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/lacey-chabert-shifts-from-hallmark-to-netflix-for-holiday-rom-com\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T20:23:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:23:36","slug":"lacey-chabert-shifts-from-hallmark-to-netflix-for-holiday-rom-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/lacey-chabert-shifts-from-hallmark-to-netflix-for-holiday-rom-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacey Chabert Shifts From Hallmark to Netflix for Holiday Rom-Com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3606061\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Matt Winkelmeyer;Rodin Eckenroth\/WireImage\/Getty Images(2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hallmark queen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lacey-chabert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lacey Chabert<\/strong><\/a> is expanding her holiday movie repertoire with her upcoming Netflix film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chabert, 41, is slated to star in the Christmas rom-com <em>Hot Frosty<\/em>, which joins the streaming service\u2019s 2024 holiday slate alongside<strong> Lindsay Lohan\u2019s<\/strong> <em>Our Little Secret<\/em> and <strong>Christina Milian\u2019s<\/strong> <em>Meet Me Next Christmas<\/em>. The movie will follow Chabert as Cathy, a widow who brings a snowman to life two years after losing her husband.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThrough his na\u00efvet\u00e9, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays \u2026 and before he melts,\u201d the official logline reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition to Chabert, <strong>Dustin Milligan<\/strong>, <strong>Chrishell Stause<\/strong>, <strong>Joe Lo Truglio<\/strong>, <strong>Craig Robinson<\/strong>,<strong> Katy Mixon<\/strong> and<strong> Lauren Holly<\/strong> also star. <strong>Jerry Ciccoritti<\/strong> will direct with a script penned by<strong> Russell Hainline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSo excited to share the news!,\u201d Chabert captioned the announcement via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C66srp7Jzk-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Monday, May 13. \u201cWorking alongside this incredible cast, director, and producers has been a joyful experience. \u2603\ufe0f\ud83c\udf84.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chabert\u2019s costar Strause, 42, quickly took to the comments section to gush over getting to film with the actress. \u201cYou are the sweetest-Hope to work again together in the future \ud83e\udd70.\u201d she wrote, to which Chabert, replied, \u201cIt was so lovely to meet you and work together! \ud83d\udc9c.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chabert\u2019s jump to Netflix doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s abandoning her Hallmark home, where she has already starred in more than 25 films. This year, she\u2019ll appear in <em>The<\/em> <em>Christmas Quest<\/em> alongside<strong> Kristoffer Polaha<\/strong> for the network\u2019s holiday rollout and in the unscripted series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lacey-chabert-to-host-hallmarks-celebrations-with-lacey-chabert\/#:~:text=Lacey%20Chabert%20Is%20&#039;So%20Excited,Show%20&#039;Celebrations%20With%20Lacey%20Chabert&#039;&amp;text=The%20queen%20of%20Hallmark%20Channel,for%20Celebrations%20With%20Lacey%20Chabert.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Celebrations with Lacey Chabert<\/em><\/a>, in which she and her team plan a surprise party to give back to folks who make an impact on their communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chabert will also serve as an executive producer on the project, which is set to air 10 episodes on Hallmark\u2019s streaming service, Hallmark Movies Now, in late 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThese movies mean so much to me. I really am genuine when I say that,\u201d Chabert exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> in October 2021 of her longtime partnership with Hallmark \u201cThey\u2019re not just jobs, and I feel a responsibility to the audience to make the absolute best movie I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The actress noted that she tries to \u201craise the bar\u201d on each project to keep fans coming back for more, adding, \u201c[When] someone lets you into their living room for two hours, it\u2019s kind of an honor. I want to leave people with a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/hallmark-channels-leading-ladies-a-guide-to-the-networks-stars\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jessy-Schram.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Gallery Overhaul: Hallmark Channel\u2019s Leading Ladies\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jessy-Schram.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/hallmark-channels-leading-ladies-a-guide-to-the-networks-stars\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">A Guide to Hallmark Channel\u2019s Leading Ladies<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Hallmark Channel has become the one-stop-shop of holiday movies and light-hearted rom-coms over the years \u2014 with many fans tuning in to see their favorite leading ladies. Whether it\u2019s When Calls the Heart\u2019s Erin Krakow or Sweet Autumn lead Nikki DeLoach, the network is full of talented women telling heart-warming stories. Hallmark\u2019s long list [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">While Chabert has been known for her more wholesome roles in recent years, she has starred in various edgier comedies, including 2004\u2019s <em>Mean Girls<\/em> as Gretchen Weiner. She recently reunited with her <em>Mean Girls<\/em> costars Lohan, 37, and <strong>Amanda Seyfried<\/strong> last year for a nostalgia-inspired Walmart ad. The trio reprised their characters for the store\u2019s Black Friday deals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt was wonderful to spend the day with Amanda and Lindsay,\u201d Chabert said in a statement at the time. \u201cIt was so much fun to reminisce and be together again after all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lacey-chabert-shifts-from-hallmark-to-netflix-for-holiday-rom-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan Matt Winkelmeyer;Rodin Eckenroth\/WireImage\/Getty Images(2) Hallmark queen Lacey Chabert is expanding her holiday movie repertoire with her upcoming Netflix film. Chabert, 41, is slated to star in the Christmas rom-com Hot Frosty, which joins the streaming service\u2019s 2024 holiday slate alongside Lindsay Lohan\u2019s Our Little Secret and Christina Milian\u2019s Meet Me Next [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-97045","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}