With Christmas and the holiday season quickly approaching, there will be no shortage of romantic comedies including festive touches like twinkling lights, ribbons, and mistletoe. Hotel for the Holidays, starring Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud, is the newest addition to this lovely subgenre of holiday cuisine, and it will make its debut on Amazon Freevee this December. Hotel for the Holidays concerns hotel manager Georgia (Petsch), who has her heart divided between a guest (an ex-prince) and the hotel chef (also played by Petsch, according to The Hollywood Reporter) (Massoud). First-look photos have been released, and Petsch and Massoud seem extremely cute in front of a Christmas tree. More story details have yet to be disclosed.
The thought of staying in an eclectic hotel as a former royal would make me uneasy beyond belief. In the seven seasons that Riverdale has been airing on The CW, Petsch has become a household name as Cheryl Blossom. Along with Chloe Bailey and Chloe Yu, she has a leading role in the upcoming picture Jane, which will be released in theatres this September. Massoud shot to fame after being cast as Aladdin in Disney’s live-action remake. In The Royal Treatment on Netflix, he played a royal who falls for a no-nonsense stylist and he once again provided the romantic appeal (Laura Marano).
Hotel for the Holidays should do well when it comes out in December since The Royal Treatment, which wasn’t a Christmas rom-com, had the same feel. Max Lloyd-Jones, Kayleigh Shikanai, Jami Belushi, Neil Crone, and Jayne Eastwood will also appear in the New York City-based film with Petsch and Massoud. Maggie Lane and Margarita Matthews created the script, and Ron Oliver directed and served as executive producers. Lorenzo Nardini, Amy Krell, David Anselmo, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, Ernie Barbarash, and Brad Krevoy are also executive producers. The film is being produced by Krevoy’s MPC America. Holiday in the Wild, starring Rob Lowe and Kristen Davis, the Princess Switch trilogy, featuring Vanessa Hudgens, and this year’s Falling for Christmas, starring Lindsay Lohan, are all produced by this business, albeit the name may not instantly ring any (jingle) bells.
This December, you may watch the first episode of Hotel for the Holidays on Amazon Freevee. Further photographs and a video for Massoud’s most recent romantic comedy may be seen further down.