Jonathan Bennett Becomes The Holiday Sitter on Hallmark Channel

The Holiday Sitter is a new, original movie, premiering as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas programming event. Starring Jonathan Bennett and George Krissa, the movie also features the song, Why Couldn’t it Be Christmas? Read on and find out more about this holiday movie, its plot, cast and premiere details.

The Holiday Sitter on Hallmark Channel

According to the official synopsis, Sam (Jonathan Bennett) is a workaholic, living his best bachelor life in New York City. However, just as he is ready to head to the airport to spend Christmas in Hawaii, his sister (Chelsea Hobbs) gives him a surprise call. In fact, she is putting him on active uncle duty as she and her husband have to leave town early when they find out the baby they’re adopting is being born two weeks early.

After some brilliant sisterly guilting, Sam agrees to head upstate to care for his teen nephew and young niece while they are away. Meanwhile, as he arrives at their suburban home, he meets Jason (George Krissa), a friend and next-door neighbor who had stepped in to help until Sam arrived.

Meanwhile, his sister had left a details schedule to follow, including takeout menus to avoid the kitchen fire he caused the last time he babysat. However, Sam quickly realizes that he is ill-equipped for the job. He then enlists Jason’s help, who is also the contractor putting the finishing touches on the nursery. Meanwhile, he is also planning to adopt, since he is tired of waiting to find the right guy and start a family of his own.

Moreover, Sam is so desperate for help, he offers to hire Jason as a “consultant” to help him survive the next two days without major mishaps. However, when the new baby’s arrival takes longer than expected, he has to once adjust his vacation plans.

As Sam spends more time with his niece and nephew and Jason, he starts to rethink his commitment to his bachelor lifestyle. In fact, he realizes he may have found something he wasn’t looking for, including love.

About the cast of the Hallmark movie

According to the IMDb page for The Holiday Sitter, Jonathan Bennett plays Sam and has previously starred in The Christmas House and Mean Girls. He is also known for his roles in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Lovewrecked and Van Wilder: Freshman Year.

Meanwhile, George Krissa plays the handsome neighbor  Jason and has been seen in Road Trip Romance, Coroner and Trapped with My Husband.

Sam’s sister is played by Chelsea Hobbs who is known for her role in UnREAL, CSI, The L Word, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, Transporter and Lords of Dogtown.

Other cast members include Matthew James Dowden (The Flash, The Christmas Promise and and Salvation) as Nate Walker, Nathan Parrott (Lost in Space, The Christmas House and To All the Boys: Always and Forever) plays Declan. Meanwhile, Everett Andres (Lost Ollie and Quantum Leap) plays Miles Walker. Moreover, Amy Goodmurphy (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, The Right One and The Zeta Family) plays Ellie.

Mila Morgan (Home Before Dark and The Baby-Sitters Club) as Dania, Ross Linton (The Layover, Of Them All and Muerte en el Campus) stars as Logan. Todd Matthews (The Mother, The Stand and Batwoman) stars as Dr. Vance and Andy Rukes appears in the role of Tomme DeVito.

Behind the scenes of The Holiday Sitter

The new, original Hallmark movie The Holiday Sitter comes from Manmaid Productions Inc. in association with Johnson Production Group. Timothy O. Johnson, Maura Dunbar and Jonathan Bennett serve as executive producers. Meanwhile, Navid Soofi is a producer and the movie is directed by Ali Liebert from a script penned by Greg Baldwin and Tracy Andreen from a story by Bennett and Baldwin.

When does The Holiday Sitter premiere on Hallmark Channel?

The new, original movie The Holiday Sitter premieres on Sunday, December 11 at 8 pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel. It airs as part of the network’s popular Countdown to Christmas programming event. Watch the trailer for the movie below:

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