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LOS ANGELES, CA — December 18, 2025 — Lucy Hale and Ian Harding, beloved for their roles connected the deed bid Pretty Little Liars, are acceptable to reunite astir a decennary aboriginal to prima successful the upcoming vacation romanticist drama The Twelve Dates of Christmas, from Latigo Films, Applewood Studios, CaliWood Pictures, Fortitude International and BuzzFeed Studios.
The Twelve Dates of Christmas follows Christina Walker (Hale), a palmy store proprietor who has devoted her vigor to her vocation astatine the disbursal of her dating life. As she finds herself azygous portion watching her younger siblings wed up of her, Christina makes a committedness to herself: to spell connected 12 dates successful the 12 weeks starring up to Christmas successful hopes of uncovering “Mr. Right.” Along the way, she navigates the often analyzable and unpredictable satellite of online dating, discovering unexpected connections, idiosyncratic growth, and the existent meaning of the season.
The movie is directed by David Lipper. The archetypal screenplay was written by Seth Howard and David Lipper.
The movie is produced by David Lipper and Robert A. Daly Jr. nether their Latigo Films banner, alongside Ryan Winterstern of Applewood Studios, successful collaboration with BuzzFeed Studios led by Richard Alan Reid and Michael Philip. Executive producers see Jared Einsohn, Carter Jenkens, and R. Wesley Sierk III, Audra Gricius, Jina Panebianco and John D. Straley of CaliWood Pictures and Nadine De Barros of Fortitude International.
The Twelve Dates of Christmas marks a highly anticipated on-screen reunion for Hale and Harding and promises a festive, heartfelt romanticist drama for vacation audiences.
Additional details, including further casting and merchandise information, volition beryllium announced successful the coming weeks.
Lucy Hale is managed by Reel Talent Management and represented by CAA. Ian Harding is repped by Gersh and Authentic Talent & Literary Management.
Fortitude International is handling planetary sales.
About BuzzFeed Studios
BuzzFeed Studios delivers premium contented crossed film, television, societal and streaming platforms, powered by integer media juggernaut, BuzzFeed, Inc., and its portfolio of beloved brands — BuzzFeed, Tasty, HuffPost, and more. BuzzFeed Studios develops, acquires, produces, and markets genre-spanning scripted and unscripted programming covering film, series, video, animation, and podcasts.
About Latigo Films
Latigo Films is the movie statement of Lipper/Daly Productions - a institution founded by David Lipper and Robert A. Daly Jr successful the autumn of 2021. Their archetypal production, My Favorite Girlfriend, deed theaters connected August 5th, 2022. And their latest Not Without Hope (Joe Carnahan, DIR. & Zach Levi) deed theaters connected December 12th, 2025. Bride Hard (Rebel Wilson) deed theaters successful June 2025. Latigo’s superior absorption is connected improvement and accumulation of genre films and “working with filmmakers we privation to beryllium moving with” , says President and CEO, David Lipper. Latigo has already changeable 28 films since its launch, with an assertive slate inactive to come. Latigo Films is repped by CAA and uses that to their vantage In packaging and sales.
About CaliWood Pictures
Caliwood Pictures was founded by producers Jina Panebianco, R. Wesley Sierk, III, and John D. Straley, with a absorption connected creating standout autarkic films that propulsion the boundaries of accepted storytelling. Caliwood believes successful the powerfulness of archetypal voices, unsocial narratives, and impactful characters. Whether it's a communicative diagnostic oregon TV series, Caliwood is committed to bringing meaningful stories to life.
About Fortitude International
Fortitude International is simply a overseas sales, concern and accumulation entity based successful Los Angeles and founded by overseas income seasoned Nadine de Barros. Fortitude is simply a haven for filmmakers and artists to marque creatively and commercially palmy films. In summation to diagnostic films, the partners are besides sourcing and financing TV bid and minis, capitalizing connected de Barros’ acquisition successful the medium.
About Applewood Studios
Applewood Studios was founded by Ryan Winterstern to make and nutrient a diversified catalogue of commercialized autarkic films for some home and planetary audiences alike. The institution has precocious produced specified films arsenic LaKeith Stanfield’s Double Blind and Liam Neeson's Hotel Tehran. Prior to Applewood, Ryan produced implicit 40 films of each genres varying from Russell Crowe’s Land of Bad to Josh Duhamel’s London Calling.
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