Hallmark Channel is teaming up with the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs for a brand-new Christmas movie starring Hunter King and Tyler Hynes!
Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story will be filmed entirely on location in Kansas City, Missouri, including at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. This marks the first time that a Hallmark movie will use the stadium as a filming location.
The cast couldn’t be more perfect. In Just Jared’s Favorite Hallmark Star poll at the end of 2023, Hunter was voted the most popular actress and Tyler was voted the most popular actor!
“We are honored to partner with Hallmark on a project as unique as this,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said in a statement. “As a club, we pride ourselves on exploring new ways to grow our brand, as well as connect with new audiences. This partnership unites two passionate fanbases and gives us an opportunity to show Chiefs Kingdom’s energy and tradition on one of the most-watched channels during the holiday season.”
Head inside to check out the plot of the movie…
In Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, Alana Higman (King) is sure that her family’s lifelong history as Kansas City Chiefs superfans makes them a frontrunner to win the team’s “Fan of the Year” contest. Derrick (Hynes), Director of Fan Engagement, is tasked with evaluating how Alana and her family stack up against the other two finalists. As the pair spends time together, it’s clear there’s a spark between them but when her grandfathers (Ed Begley Jr.) vintage Chiefs, good luck winter hat goes missing, Alana begins to doubt everything she believed about fate, destiny and even questions her future with Derrick – unless, that is, a little Christmas magic can throw a Hail Mary.
To celebrate the uniquely local partnership between the two organizations, Kansas City’s downtown skyline will be lit purple and red tonight beginning at sunset.
“With Hallmark and the Kansas City Chiefs both homegrown, rooted in values, tradition and community, there is a special alchemy between these two iconic organizations,” said Darren Abbott, Chief Brand Officer, Hallmark. “By blending the warmth of Hallmark storytelling with the excitement of professional football, we are thrilled to give audiences a front-row seat to this community’s spirit, rich traditions and passionate fans that define Kansas City, all wrapped up in the comforting and uplifting Hallmark way.”
Did you watch Hunter‘s brand-new Hallmark movie that premiered last weekend?! It airs again on Wednesday!
