Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
Genre	Romantic comedy
Teleplay by	Julie Sherman Wolfe
Directed by	John Putch
Starring	Hunter King Tyler Hynes Ed Begley Jr.
Music by	Tommy Fields
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Jason T. Reed
Producers	Jake Relic Dustin Rikert Kylie Rohead Jesse Sisgold David M. Wulf
Cinematography	Andrew Rawson
Editor	Kat Spiess
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Hallmark Media
Original release
Network	Hallmark Channel
Release	November 30, 2024 (2024-11-30)

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story is a 2024 American romantic comedy Christmas television film directed by John Putch. It tells the story of Alana, a Kansas City Chiefs fan whose family is competing to win the team's Fan of the Year contest, which is being judged by Derrick, who has recently moved to Kansas City to work as the Chiefs director of fan engagement. The film stars Hunter King as Alana, Tyler Hynes as Derrick, and Ed Begley Jr. as Alana's grandfather Paul.

Cast

• Hunter King as Alana Higman
• Tyler Hynes as Derrick Taylor
• Ed Begley Jr. as Paul Higman
• Megyn Price as Leah Higman
• Diedrich Bader as Hank Higman
• Christine Ebersole as Norma Young
• Richard Riehle as Nicholas Young
• Jamie Addison as Beth
• Donna Kelce as Barbeque Restaurant Manager
• Abraham Benrubi as Santa
• Meagan Flynn as Courtney
• Trent Green as himself
• Mary Beth McDonough as Carole
• Jenna Bush Hager as Emcee
• Kandice Robins as Chatty Customer
• Wes Brown as Pop-Up Bartender

• Cameo appearances by Chiefs players Mecole Hardman, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Trey Smith, George Karlaftis, Christian Okoye, head coach Andy Reid, K.C. Wolf, Chiefs team reporter Matt McMullen, Chiefs announcer Mitch Holthus, and Kansas City, Missouri mayor Quinton Lucas.

Production and filming

Filming took place in July 2024, with filming locations at Arrowhead Stadium and other Chiefs facilities as well as Independence, Missouri on the Independence Square.[1]

See also

• List of Hallmark Channel Original Movies
• List of Christmas films

References

1. Ellis, Maddie (25 November 2024). "Christmas in July: How the Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium became the setting of Hallmark's biggest movie yet". Today.com. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story at IMDb
• Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story at Rotten Tomatoes