is keeping it in the family with her upcoming Christmas movie, Hewitt, 45, will star, direct and coproduce the Lifetime film, which marks her return to the network after 2010’s . The movie will also star Hewitt’s real-life husband, y, as well as their three children: Autumn, Atticus, and Aidan. The movie is inspired by Hewitt’s personal relationship with Christmas and the loss of her mother.
It will follow the decorating and planning service company run by Andie (Hewitt) and her mother, Mimi. After Mimi passes away, Andie is forced to face her first Christmas without her mother and carry torch on her own. Despite the challenges, Andie may also find some love at Christmas along the way.
The Holiday Junkie is positioned as a tentpole for Lifetime’s 2024 It’s a Wonderful Lifetime movie slate. “To be able to direct and be in this movie with my husband is such a special opportunity,” Hewitt said in a Thursday, June 6, statement. “And to be back home with Lifetime feels as right as Christmas magic!” EVP and Head of Programming Genres for A&E, Lifetime and LMN, , also praised Hewitt in a separate statement, writing, “Jennifer is beloved by Lifetime and our viewers.
We’re excited to work with her again on this special project near and dear to her and to have it as one of our cornerstones for our It’s a Wonderful Lifetime slate.” While this is Hewitt’s first Christmas film for Lifetime, it’s far from her first go-round with the network. The actress both h.
