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A THRILLING HOLIDAY ADVENTURE IS JUST A SLEIGH RIDE AWAY WHEN
TIFFANI THIESSEN, JOSH HOPKINS, BAILEE MADISON AND MAX CHARLES
STAR WITH SIX-TIME GOLDEN GLOBE(R) AND EMMY(R) NOMINEE ROBERT WAGNER
AND GOLDEN GLOBE(R) NOMINEE JILL ST. JOHN IN
'NORTHPOLE,'
A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL HOLIDAY MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE
NOVEMBER 15
Part of Hallmark Channel's COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS,
The #1 Most Treasured Holiday Destination by Television Viewers;
With Special Musical Appearance by 'American Idol' Champion Candice Glover
A magical holiday escape awaits as Tiffani Thiessen ("Beverly Hills, 90210"), Josh
Hopkins ("Cougar Town"), Bailee Madison ("Trophy Wife," "Pete's Christmas") and Max Charles
("Mr. Peabody & Sherman") star in "Northpole," a Hallmark Channel Original Holiday Movie
World Premiere, Saturday, November 15 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C). The film also stars six-time
Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) nominated actor Robert Wagner ("Hart to Hart") and Emmy(R)
nominee Jill St. John ("Diamonds Are Forever") as Santa and Mrs. Claus, with a special musical
appearance by "American Idol" champion, Candice Glover. As the first full-length, two-hour
original holiday movie that Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Cards, Inc. have created together,
"Northpole" is a holiday adventure never seen before on the network, taking viewers right into
the magical world of Santa's wonderfully enchanting hometown. "Northpole" follows the
charming tale of a reporter who, with the help of her son, his teacher and a clever young elf,
attempts to recapture the happiness of the holiday season to save Christmas after the world
has begun to lose faith. "Northpole" is part of Hallmark Channel's annual COUNTDOWN TO
CHRISTMAS, the #1 most treasured holiday destination by television viewers.
"Hallmark Channel's collaboration with its parent company, Hallmark Cards, Inc., will
bring viewers a spectacular holiday movie that gives them an exclusive look inside the
Northpole, as never seen before," said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President of
Programming, Crown Media Family Networks. "No other network does Christmas like Hallmark
Channel and it is fitting that only this network can truly immerse viewers into the holiday magic
and show them a behind-the-scenes look at the city that is Christmas. 'Northpole' will captivate
the warmth, love and inspiration of the holiday season and become the annual must-see holiday
movie of the year."
Santa (Wagner) and Mrs. Claus' (St. John) magical home, Northpole, has grown into a
vast city powered by the magic of holiday happiness around the world. Yet the city is in
trouble, as people everywhere are too busy to enjoy festive time together. One of these
stressed-out souls is Chelsea (Thiessen), a single mom who is trying to get noticed at her new
reporting job while helping her ten-year-old son Kevin (Charles) adjust to a new school. When
he starts talking about real elves and actual sleigh rides, she worries that his imagination has
gotten out of control. With a little added help from Kevin's charming teacher Ryan (Hopkins), a
mysterious elf, Clementine (Madison), and a gospel singer named Josephine (Glover), Chelsea
may learn that even chasing down the facts can lead to holiday magic.
"Northpole" is a Muse Entertainment production in association with Crown Media
Productions. Executive Producers are Joel S. Rice and Michael Prupas. Irene Litinsky is
producer. Douglas Barr directs from a script by Gregg Rossen & Brian Sawyer.
ABOUT HALLMARK CHANNEL
Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour
basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming
available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 86
million subscribers. Hallmark Channel is the nation's leading destination for quality family
programming with an ambitious slate of TV movies; original scripted series, including Cedar
Cove, When Calls the Heart, and Signed, Sealed, Delivered; specials such as Kitten Bowl; as
well as some of television's most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, The
Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, and Frasier. The channel is also home to Daytime Emmynominated
lifestyle program, Home & Family, a daily two-hour live show shot in a fully
functional house located on the Universal Studios lot. Hallmark Channel's sibling network,
Hallmark Movie Channel, available in HD and SD, focuses on family-friendly movies with a mix
of original films, classic theatrical releases, and presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall
of Fame library.
Hallmark Channel on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter (Join the conversation at
#NorthpoleMovie), Pinterest, GetGlue, YouTube
ABOUT MUSE ENTERTAINMENT
Muse Entertainment is a leading film and television production company known for its
well-crafted and high-quality productions. Since its founding in 1998, Muse has produced, coproduced
or provided production services on more than 170 TV movies and mini-series,
television series and feature films and has won over 100 awards and garnered over 300 award
nominations! Muse Entertainment's most recent television series are Signed, Sealed, Delivered;
Played; Bomb Girls (Seasons I, II); Bounty Hunters and Being Human (Seasons 1, II, III, IV). In
2011, its topical, 8-hr. historical drama, The Kennedys, earned 10 Emmy Award nominations.
Its Pillars of the Earth also won an Emmy and many other awards. Muse's other award-winning
programs are Cyberbully, Durham County (Seasons I, II, III), Ben Hur, The Last Templar,
Impact, Human Trafficking, Answered by Fire, This is Wonderland and Tales from the Never
Ending Story. The company's head office and its Quebec production centre are in Montreal.
Muse also maintains development and production operations in Toronto, Vancouver and Los
Angeles. For more information please visit www.muse.ca
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