Overview
- The movie premieres Saturday, Oct. 17 on the Hallmark Channel and becomes available to stream on Hallmark Plus the following day.
- Filmed on location in Chicago during the summer, production recreated a winter look with fake snow, Christkindlmarket sets and visual effects to sell a December setting.
- Cast and crew worked through July heat and intermittent wildfire smoke using ice belts, handheld fans and staged cooling areas to protect actors and extras between takes.
- The principal cast includes Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley and Marsha Mason, and the film features cameos from current Bears such as Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland along with legends like Mike Singletary and Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman.
- This is the third Holiday Touchdown entry produced with the NFL and Skydance Sports, a strategy that uses on‑location shoots, team cameos and community scenes like a Bears Care charity auction to broaden the NFL’s audience and spotlight local civic life.