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Inventing the Christmas Prince

Inventing the Christmas Prince

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Inventing the Christmas Prince

"He reigns. She rules."

2022

1h 24m

6.8(13 votes)

TV Movie

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

Shelby is about to quit her job as a rocket engineer when her daughter becomes convinced that her Scrooge-like boss, Evan, is the Christmas Prince from a story Shelby invented years ago.

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Production Companies

Timeless Pictures

Basset Hound Distribution

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Shelby

Ronnie Rowe

Ronnie Rowe

Evan

Isabel Birch

Isabel Birch

Grace

Nathanael Vass

Nathanael Vass

Lorenzo

Dan Zukovic

Dan Zukovic

George the Maitre 'D

Mercedes Blanche

Mercedes Blanche

Rosie

Mark Brandon

Mark Brandon

John

Brady Droulis

Brady Droulis

Sherman

Caitlin Stryker

Caitlin Stryker

Nicole

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Ziller
Written by: Kim Beyer-Johnson

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