| The Christmas Setup | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy Christmas LGBTQ |
| Written by | Michael J. Murray |
| Directed by | Pat Mills |
| Starring | Ben Lewis Blake Lee Ellen Wong Fran Drescher Chad Connell |
| Theme music composer | Michael Richard Plowman |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Editor | Ryan Kovack |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Production companies | MarVista Entertainment Neshama Entertainment Wishing Floor Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime (U.S.) CTV Drama Channel (Canada) |
| Release | December 12, 2020 |
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The Christmas Setup is an American-Canadian romantic comedy television film, directed by Pat Mills and broadcast in 2020.[1] The first LGBTQ-themed Christmas film ever broadcast by Lifetime,[2] the film stars Ben Lewis as Hugo, an uptight New York City attorney who comes home with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong) to visit his mother Kate (Fran Drescher) for Christmas, and is forced to consider what he really wants in life when he reconnects with his high school crush Patrick (Blake Lee) just as he is offered a promotion to his firm's office in London.[3]
- ^ Hank Stuever, "TV’s gay Christmas movies are as benign, charming and cliche as we always hoped they’d be". The Washington Post, December 9, 2020.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "New slate of LGBTQ holiday movies sparks joy, criticism over portrayal of queer stories". CBC News, December 18, 2020.
- ^ Leanne Cusack, "The Christmas Setup filmed in Ottawa and Almonte, lauded as holiday rom-com with representation". CTV News Ottawa, December 18, 2020.