30+ 2022 Holiday Original Movie Premieres On TV Starring Black Talent
There are at least 25 upcoming holiday films appearing on TV featuring a slew of Black talent in lead roles. Just about most cable channels from Lifetime, Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, BET+, ION, Netflix, VH1, OWN, and Bounce have original holiday films premiering from Novemeber to December.
Here’s a roundup of some of the films.
November 1st
Another Christmas starring Sheena Faust, Ryan Toby, Malik Brazile
How to watch: The Roku Channel
Kelly Brooks (Faust) is an elementary school teacher who gave up on love until her childhood friend, Andrew (Brazile), a professional baseball player, returns home and invites Kelly to spend Christmas with his family. Although reluctant to attend a Christmas party after remembering how things ended with Andrew, she soon realizes she still has feelings for him.”
November 3
A Wesley Christmas starring Dorien Wilson, Jasmine Guy, Terrence Carson, Loren Lott, Terayle Hill, Mike Merril
How to watch: BET+
Adult siblings Chris, Todd, and Cydney Wesley travel to their childhood home to celebrate Christmas with their parents and the entire Wesley family. With everyone together and all their physical and emotional baggage in tow, the annual Wesley family holiday promises to be a festive hot mess of a Christmas, with life-changing impacts on the whole family.
November 6
All Saints Christmas starring Ledisi, Roger Cross
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Lisette is a popular R&B singer who's getting ready to travel home to New Orleans for Christmas. When the media mistake a photo of her with her music producer ex as an engagement announcement, her family insists that he join her on the trip.
November 10
The First Noelle starring Novi Brown, LaLa Milan, Todd Anthony
How to watch: Nov. 10, BET+
After 20 years of friendship, Terrance and Noelle finally decide to date each other but ultimately break up when Terrance moves to London for work. Now that Terrance is back in Atlanta for Christmas with his new girl, also named Noelle, our lead is determined to get him back and say goodbye to being friend-zoned forever.
November 10
Christmas on Mistletoe Lake starring Genelle Williams, Hattie Kragten, Corey Sevie
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Lifetime
Every Christmas, Reilly Shore (Williams) picks a random spot on the map to take an adventurous trip. This year, that destination is the quaint hamlet of Mistletoe Lake. As she arrives, Reilly discovers that the town's lone bed and breakfast is full due to the town's annual Christmas Harbor Festival. When 12-year-old Emma (Kragten) invites Reilly to stay on her dad's boat, she learns that Emma's dad, Raymond Mitchell (Sevier), is selling his boat and can't participate in the festival. Saddened, Emma enlists Reilly's help to convince Raymond to enter into the festival so they can have one last perfect Christmas on Mistletoe Lake.
November 11
The Dog Days of Christmas starring Georgia Flood, Ezekiel Simat
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Lifetime
While visiting her family during Christmastime, Annie Blake (Flood) decides to help three stray dogs get adopted before heading back into her career working for a global nonprofit. But when she runs into local veterinarian Dylan Hawkes (Simat), her old high school debate partner, they team up to save an animal rescue. Ultimately, Annie discovers that finding love, and making a difference in the world, can happen right at home.
November 12
A Tiny Home Christmas starring Rebecca Dalton, Christopher Seivright
How to watch: 7 p.m. ET UpTV
Blair Thompson is elated when she is chosen by her town’s largest charity organization to design a tiny home for her city’s development to fight homelessness. However, she’s less than thrilled when she discovers that she will be working with her ex-boyfriend, Mason Watts. A year ago, Blair and Mason were considered America’s perfect couple on the super popular TV series Design Dwellers, which centered around redesigning and renovating homes; but the pressures of being young TV personalities took a toll on their romance and their work, and Blair left the show, leaving Mason in the process. Old habits and grudges still linger between the two, creating tension as they work to make a cozy tiny home absolutely Christmas-perfect. Along the way, the spirit of charity and kindness and maybe a little holiday spirit also remind them of what made their relationship so special, rekindling the old sparks and possibly leading Blair and Mason back to each other in time for the perfect Christmas.
November 17
Christmas Party Crashers starring Skye Townsend, Jaime Callica, Cocoa Brown
How to watch: BET+
When two grifters meet after crashing the same millionaire's Christmas party, they agree to work together to achieve each other's 'mission,' not knowing that they would find something more than money or fame – true love.
November 18
Inventing the Christmas Prince starring Tamera Mowry-Housley, Ronnie Rowe Jr.
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
Shelby is about to quit her job as a rocket engineer when her daughter becomes convinced that her Scrooge-like boss, Evan, is the Christmas Prince from a story Shelby invented years ago.”
November 20
A Show-Stopping Christmas starring Jamie Perez, Thomas McDonnell
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Lifetime
Riley Burdett (Perez) is the artistic director of the Onota Theatre in Western Massachusetts. When Regina, the Scrooge-like owner of the theatre, breaks the news that she's preparing to sell the property before the holiday performance, Riley must call upon the ghosts of Regina's past, present, and future to change her mind. Meanwhile, a big TV star, Sam Palmer (McDonnell), has moved to the area to escape the craziness of Hollywood. Riley casts him as Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol and his star power, his cleverness, and his budding love for Riley helps her save the theatre... and steal her heart during this very special Christmastime.
November 24
The Christmas Clapback starring Nadine Ellis, Porscha Coleman, Candace Maxwell, Kara Royster, Eltony Williams, Brandon Sutton, Lisa Arrindell
How to watch: BET+
Every year the three Miles sisters, Jasmine, Kira, and Tisha, battle each other for a chance to win the neighborhood Christmas Church Cook-Off competition. But when Aaliyah, the vivacious social media influencer, enters the competition, the sisters must choose to rise together, or fall divided.
November 24
The Sound of Christmas starring Ne-Yo, Serayah, Draya Michele, Michael Bless, Alijah Kai
The TV movie directed and written by Booker T. Mattison hails from executive producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood’s MegaMind Media.
How to watch: BET+
Sound of Christmas is a film adaptation of The Replacement Wife by bestselling author Tiffany L. Warren. The film focuses on a down-on-her-luck woman facing eviction just before Christmas who must navigate budding romantic feelings for a handsome but grieving billionaire when she takes a job nannying for his two children right before Christmas.
November 24
Holiday Hideaway starring Camille Winbush, Vivica A. Fox, Leonard Earl Howze, Rodney Van Johnson
How to watch: BET+
Carly is the queen of holiday celebrations, but her mistletoe misstep sends her running to a Holiday Hideaway that teaches her the importance of family forgiveness, and fighting for love.
November 24
The Noel Diary starring Justin Hartley, Barrett Doss, Bonnie Bedelia, Treat Williams, Essence Atkins and James Remar
How to Watch: Netflix
When popular author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) comes back home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother’s estate, he discovers a diary that may hold information related to his past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) – an interesting young woman on a journey of her own. Together, they embark on a journey to challenge their pasts and discover a future that’s totally unforeseen
November 25
The Hip Hop Nutcracker starring Allison Holker Boss, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Rev Run, Caché Melvin
How to watch: Disney+
Run DMC's Rev Run brings us along for a hip-hop reimagining of The Nutcracker ballet set in New York City. It's the night of the annual New Year's Eve block party and Maria-Clara's (Melvin) mom and pop (Allison Holker Boss and Stephen "tWitch' Boss) aren't getting along … and it's bringing her down. Maria-Clara embarks on a holiday adventure to bring her parents back together, finding help along the way from the magical toymaker, Drosselmeyer (Comfort Fedoke), and the Nutcracker (Du-Shant "Fik-shun" Stegall) whom she brings to life. Maria-Clara's journey takes her from the streets of New York to fantasy worlds where she battles with mice and toy soldiers (Viktor White, BDash, Kevin 'Konkrete' Davis), and back in time to the Land of Sweets in order to find the key to unlock her holiday wish. Will it be enough to rekindle her parents' lost love before the clock strikes midnight?
November 26
Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper starring Jonathan Langdon, Eden Cupid, Aaron Poole and Sagine Sémajuste
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Bounce
This 'Faith Heist' sequel takes place on Christmas Eve, when Pastor Benjamin (Langdon) and his motley crew of congregants find themselves locked in the local mall, just as a fearsome team of armed thieves breaks into rob the place – and all the money raised by the church for a worthy Christmas charity. Unable to flee or signal for help, the Pastor and his friends realize it's up to them to battle the crooks and save the mall – all before Christmas morning.
November 30
Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding starring Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo, Terrence J, Serayah, Cassie, MC Lyte, Redman, Valarie Pettiford, Shad 'Bow Wow' Moss
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, VH1
Hip Hop's most famous family is back, and this time, Christmas wedding bells are ringing! Jessica (Hilson) and Jayson (Ne-Yo) are getting ready to say their 'I do's,' while their mothers Tina (MC Lyte) and Nancy (Pettiford) are fighting it out for wedding planning supremacy. Meanwhile, Blare (Terrence J) is running his own music label, and when he meets his formidable, beautiful new boss, Jai (Cassie), she proves to be a force to be reckoned with.
December 1
Rolling Into Christmas starring Rhyon Nicole Brown, Donny Carrington, Brandee Evans, Gary Dourdan
How to watch: BET+
Two childhood sweethearts who shared a passion for roller skating are reunited 15 years later during the holidays, forcing them to question their love and life choices.
December 3
A New Orleans Noel starring Keshia Knight Pulliam, Brad James, Patti LaBelle, Tim Reid
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Lifetime
Grace Hill (Knight Pulliam) and Anthony Brown (James) could not be more different. Despite having gone to college to study architecture together, their lives took them on completely separate paths. But when they're both hired to work together on the home of Loretta Brown (LaBelle)—a New Orleans praline icon— the two find themselves stuck working together at Christmas... and butting heads over more than just architecture. When Anthony and his family discover that Grace will be celebrating Christmas alone, they invite her to take part in their traditions and their celebrations. Soon, fiercely independent Grace begins to learn the importance of family and community, while modern Anthony learns to embrace tradition and the magic of Christmas. And when Grace is offered a new job far away from New Orleans, she'll have to decide if she'll leave or follow her heart.
December 3
The Great Holiday Bake War starring LeToya Luckett, Finesse Mitchell, Malube Uhindu-Gingala, Naomi Sogbein, Alice Hamid
How to watch: 9 p.m. ET/PT, OWN
Brianna (LeToya Luckett) and Julian (Finesse Mitchell) are former pastry school rivals who are running their own bakeries when they learn about a holiday TV baking competition. Intrigued by the lucrative prize, Brianna enters the competition and runs into Julian during the preliminary challenge. Noticing how frustrated Brianna is by seeing her biggest rival again after all these years, her friend Layne (Malube Uhindu-Gingala) learns that Brianna and Julian had a disastrous fling in school. Pushing her feelings to the side, Brianna continues with the competition and eventually begins to see eye to eye with Julian, especially as they face stiff competition from popular baker Kandi (Jinesea Lewis). But when Julian thinks he sees Brianna reconnecting with her daughter Willow’s (Naomi Sogbein), dad, Julian resigns himself to never rekindling what could have been with Brianna and throws himself into the competition so he can use the prize money to expand his mother’s bakery. Eventually realizing the true prize of the competition is finding each other again, Brianna and Julian put their differences aside to create a new recipe for success—and love.
December 3
The Holiday Stocking starring Nadine Ellis, B.J. Britt, Karon Riley, Tamala Jones, Mykelti Williamson
How to watch: 10 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
RJ is a new angel, who is given the chance to address his one regret, that he didn't help his sisters reconcile while he was still alive. Returning to earth as a stranger, he gets each of them to revive the Holiday Stocking, their parent's old tradition to encourage charity at Christmas.
December 6
Hope Street Holiday starring Isadora Ortega, Rodney Rikai, Seren Merrill, Rosemary Dominguez
Written by: Brandon Morson & Isadora Ortega
How to watch: Available on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Cable and Satellite On Demand
Galia García is a successful Afro Latina attorney in Los Angeles who returns to her small hometown after getting dumped days before Christmas. She realize her life has been lacking meaningful relationships since losing her mother and best friend. With the help of a 5 year old orphan, her 3 crazy Aunties and the magic of this small town, Lia heals from her past trauma. Ultimately, she'll rediscover her self-worth, the true meaning of family, and fall in love all over again with an old friend.
December 7
All I Didn't Want For Christmas starring Gabourey Sidibe, Loretta Devine, Kel Mitchell, Karen Knox, Andrew Bushell
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, VH1
Emily Harris is not doing great. In a desperate attempt to improve her life and make this Christmas not totally suck, Emily writes a letter to Santa. Fortunately, and unfortunately, her wine-soaked wishes start coming true. P.S. She definitely doesn't remember most of what she wrote in the letter, so she is in for some uncomfortable surprises. Which eventually leads to some Christmas-fueled soul searching about what she actually wants/needs.
December 8
A Miracle Before Christmas starring LeToya Luckett, Romeo Miller, Keith David, Demetrius Shipp Jr, Paula Jai Parker, Porscha Coleman
How to watch: BET+
The love story centers on Mercedes Wright (Luckett), a famous, fast-talking relationship therapist who has the answers to fixing everyone else’s marital issues, but is challenged by problems faced with her own husband (Miller), leaning on help from an angel (David) to get past them. Lison and Tatiana Chekhova are producing the film under their Summer House Pictures banner, with Charles F. Porter of Black Bench Productions, and Jasper Cole (Never and Again). Marlon D. Haynes is serving as exec producer.
December 8
Scentsational Christmas starring Nanzeen Contractor, Mykee Selkin
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Lifetime
Bright-eyed beauty and perfumer Ellie Reddy (Contractor) is tasked by her boss to create a holiday scent that will impress, so she decides to return to her quaint and festive family home for Christmas to find inspiration. There she meets handsome yet bookish writer, Logan Osborne (Selkin), who is staying with her father at the family's historic property, which includes her mother's former candle-making cottage. After finding her father struggling to keep her late mother's candle business afloat, Ellie and Logan decide to complete the orders and inadvertently bring Christmas cheer back to the town, all while falling in love.
December 9
Something from Tiffany's starring Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Smith Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell
How to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Nothing compares to the magic and excitement of the holidays in New York City, where the streets blaze with lights, windows dazzle and a special box from Tiffany could change the course of a person's life. Or several lives. Rachel and Gary (Deutch, Nicholson) are happy enough but not quite ready for that big commitment. Ethan and Vanessa (Smith Sampson, Mitchell), the perfect picture, are just about to make it official. When a simple mix-up of gifts causes all of their paths to cross, it sets off a series of twists and unexpected discoveries that lead them where they're truly meant to be. Because love – like life – is full of surprises in the holiday romance Something from Tiffany's.
December 9
Aisle Be Home for Christmas starring Jennifer Freeman, Garrett Watson
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Great American Family
Two exes finally reconnect when a snowstorm leaves them stranded in a superstore (without cell service or Wi-Fi) just before Christmas.
December 10
Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas starring Naturi Naughton, Lorea Turner, Kirk Franklin, Luke James
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Lifetime
Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, estranged mother and daughter Journee (Naughton) and Nia (Turner) are forced to take refuge inside a church where a handful of also-trapped parishioners are reeling from the cancellation of their annual holiday concert. The spirit of the season takes hold as Journee and Nia weather the wintry storm together with the other churchgoers, including handsome youth pastor Adam (James) and a heavenly music teacher (Franklin), who motivate the mother and daughter to reconcile their differences through music, faith, and love. With the help from this unlikely yet spirited group of strangers, Journee and Nia band together to help the church salvage not only their holiday traditions, but also their show-stopping Christmas day performance, despite the raging storm outside.
December 10
A Christmas Fumble starring Eva Marcille, Devale Ellis
How to watch: 9 p.m. ET/PT, OWN
The 'queen of crisis management,' Nicole Barnes (Marcille) gets the toughest assignment of her career when she's asked to handle a breaking scandal for former pro footballer-turned-TV-commentator Jordan Davies (Ellis), whose network contract isn't going to be renewed because of a violation going back to his college days. However, Nicole fails to disclose that she and Jordan were once boyfriend and girlfriend — a conflict of interest that could end her own hopes of being made partner at her firm. To make matters worse, Nicole's efforts to rehabilitate Jordan's image are constantly undermined by Jordan's shallow entertainment reporter fiancée.
December 11
Santa's Got Style starring Franco Lo Presti, Kathryn Davis
How to watch: 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. ET/PT, UPtv
When department store executive Madison is charged with coming up with a fresh idea for the holiday season, she decides that instead of a classic Santa, this year they would hire a young Santa with lots of fashionable styles. But when she has difficulty finding the perfect model, her longtime best friend Ethan (who has been in love with her for years) throws on a beard and disguises himself as the Santa of her dreams.
December 11
Must Love Christmas starring Liza Lapira, Nathan Witte, Neal Bledsoe
How to watch: 9 p.m. ET/PT, CBS
A renowned romance novelist (Lapira) famous for her Christmas-themed books finds herself snowbound in the charming town of Cranberry Falls, where she unexpectedly becomes involved in a love triangle between her childhood crush (Witte) and a reporter (Bledsoe) determined to interview her to save his dying magazine.
December 14
A New Diva's Christmas Carol starring Ashanti, Vivica A. Fox, Eva Marcille, Robin Givens, Mckenzie Small, and Mel B
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, VH1
Aphrodite was made famous back in the day for performing THE timeless love song of the era. The song that everyone plays at their weddings, in every sappy commercial for diamonds or rings or puppies or soldiers coming home. It made her a ton of money, but Aphrodite HATES this song. She's now the meanest judge on Pop The Question but her life changes when Brianna, becomes the breakthrough contestant, exuding love and purity. When Aphrodite reluctantly becomes her mentor, she does everything possible to steer her away from love and love anthems and so is visited by three spirits who take Aphrodite on a journey through love (and Christmas) past, present and future to try and shake her out of her funk and let love back in!
December 15
Blackjack Christmas starring Dawnn Lewis, Charmin Lee, Adam Lazarre-White. Directed by Victoria Rowell
How to watch: BET+
A story of two sisters — one who migrated to and built a nice life in the U.S., while the other stayed behind in their native Jamaica. When addiction threatens to tear the family apart, the sisters find their way back to one another and rebuild their bond.
December 15
Record Breaking Christmas starring Michelle Argyis, Andrew Bushell
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Lifetime
Leah Hoffman (Argyis), an adjudicator for the World Record Bureau, draws the short straw and is forced to travel to a small town just before Christmas to investigate its plans to break multiple holiday world records. As she falls for the town's doctor, Devan Bancroft (Bushell), she discovers that the whole town is in cahoots, and she just may be the person who can help them reach their true Christmas goal.
December 16
Holiday Heritage starring Lyndie Greenwood, Brooks Darnell, Holly Robinson Peete
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel
With the holidays approaching, Ella returns to Mary’s Town, North Carolina to convince Tess, her grandmother, and Micah, her mother, to heal past wounds in the family. Ella believes the best way to bring her family back together is to celebrate Christmas together, something they haven’t done since her grandfather passed. To make the holiday season extra festive, Ella enlists the help of Griffin, the newly elected mayor and her ex-boyfriend. With his help, she encourages her family to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa and to heal their past wounds before it's too late.
December 17
Sappy Holiday starring Vanessa Sears, Jon McLaren
How to watch: 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. ET/PT, UPtv
Joy Johnson is a hard-working, once creative chef trying to prove her worth in a male-dominated industry by becoming an executive chef at a fine dining restaurant. She's in a stable but unfulfilling relationship with Dr. Gabe Collins, who literally puts people to sleep for a living. She overhears Gabe talking to his mom and finds an engagement ring and thinks he’s going to propose. James is a charming, passionate man who truly loves his job of tending to the Lewis family maple farm. Unfortunately, his brother David, the financial whiz, shows him spreadsheets that prove that he MUST sell the farm if he can't make the payments. James believes that the farm is more than what you can see on paper and is committed to saving the farm--he just doesn't know how. Joy, driving up to Vermont by herself because Gabe has flown up in advance, gets caught in the middle of a huge snow storm! Fortunately, James comes to her rescue and takes her back to his family farm. When Joy finds out the mechanic has to order a part and it may take a few days, she's upset at first but instantly bonds with the family. In fact, when the car is ready early, she doesn't want to leave. Is her life back home all that she hoped it would be, or has James and his family shown her a different way?
December 21
Fuhgeddabout Christmas starring Justina Valentine, DC Young Fly, Conceited, Vinny Guadagnino, Vincent Pastore, Teresa Giudice, Fetty Wap, Nick Cannon
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET/PT, VH1
When an Italian American superstar realizes her family is fed up with her workaholic ways, she gets help from her celebrity friends, Santa, and magical elves to give them the best Christmas ever.
December 22
A Christmas Gift starring Blue Kimble, Noree Victoria, Javon Johnson, Victoria Rowell, Aaron D Spears, Nadia Simms, Tiffany Snow, Marc Jones, Cayen Martin
Directed and produced by Christopher A. Nolen for Nferno Media Entertainment.
How to watch: Dec. 22, BET+
In a failed attempt to cancel Christmas, the McKenzies find themselves ultimately navigating through unexpected guests, secrets, and revelations that will have a lasting effect on their families.
December 24
The Snowball Effect starring Anjali Khurana, Landon Moss
How to watch: 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, UPtv
Tara and Sam are meteorologists on rival small market networks, and they are both tracking a massive storm that’s set to dump unprecedented snow on the area in the next couple days. While they have two very different styles, they are both quite popular, so when a weatherman from the biggest network in the region walks off the job, they put their reporting, and their Christmas plans on hold to try and land the gig. The eccentric station manager offers each an in-person interview, but they’ll have to beat the storm if they want to be considered and make it home in time for Christmas. When they’re both stranded in a town called Mistletoe, they compete to turn in reports to land the job, but they also discover that the town lost its Christmas spirit when a popular rail line in the area was shut down. Feeling for the townspeople, and knowing that reviving a Christmas Village would make for a great story, Tara and Sam team up to save the town and land their dream jobs. The only question is: is there room for both of them in Mistletoe, and on air?