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Hallmark’s ‘Christmas on Duty’ Premieres Tonight, Launching Holiday Movie Slate

The release highlights respectful portrayals of service members, informed by the leads’ training plus personal military ties.

Overview

  • The Marine-set rom-com debuts tonight at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel, streams on Hallmark+, and opens a five-film holiday rollout.
  • After a snowstorm stops gift deliveries to base, rival Marines Blair and Josh team up for a mission to save Christmas.
  • The characters trained at The Basic School in Quantico, ranked at the top of their class, and reunite on a 24-hour Christmas Duty assignment.
  • Janel Parrish stars in her ninth Hallmark movie opposite Parker Young, who makes his Hallmark debut.
  • Young describes preparing extensively to portray service members, while Parrish cites her Army sister and calls the film a love letter to military families.