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HALLMARK MEDIA, NFL, SKYDANCE SPORTS AND THE CHICAGO BEARS ANNOUNCE THE STARTING LINEUP FOR "HOLIDAY TOUCHDOWN: A BEARS LOVE STORY"
LYNDSY FONSECA, ROBERT BUCKLEY, ACADEMY-AWARD(R) NOMINEE MARSHA MASON, BARBARA ALYN WOODS AND KHARY PAYTON TAKE THE FIELD
CHICAGO BEARS HEAD COACH BEN JOHNSON, TIGHT END COLSTON LOVELAND,
TIGHT END COLE KMET, LEGENDARY BEARS ALUMNI MIKE SINGLETARY,
CHARLES 'PEANUT' TILLMAN AND DAN HAMPTON, CONNIE PAYTON
AND BELOVED MASCOT STALEY DA BEAR
GET INTO FORMATION
JAKE CONNELLY, DYON 'MOJO' BROOKS, TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY AND MARILU HENNER
WILL ALSO MAKE CAMEO APPEARANCES
Hallmark's Chicago Bears Ornament Brings Football Spirit to the Christmas Tree
Production Wrapped Last Month in Chicago, IL
BURBANK, CA and CHICAGO, IL - August 5, 2026 -- With production wrapping last month in the Chicago area, the starting lineup for Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story has been named. Lyndsy Fonseca (How I Met Your Mother, Single on the 25th), Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill, Chesapeake Shores), four-time Academy-Award(R) nominee Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl, Grace and Frankie, Frasier), Barbara Alyn Woods (One Tree Hill, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) and Khary Payton (The Walking Dead, Young Justice) will star. Bolstering the roster, the film will also feature cameo appearances from Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson, tight end Colston Loveland, tight end Cole Kmet, legendary Bears alumni Mike Singletary, Charles "Peanut" Tillman and Dan Hampton, Connie Payton, wife of the late legendary running back Walter Payton, and the team's beloved mascot Staley Da Bear bringing a little extra football spirit to the holiday romance. Additional cameos include beloved Hallmark favorites Tamera Mowry-Housley (Haunted Harmony Mysteries) and Marilu Henner (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries), and talented Chicago-area locals Jake Connelly (Stranger Things) and Dyon "Mojo" Brooks (Miss Governor).
In addition to the movie, Hallmark is giving Chicago Bears fans another way to celebrate their team this holiday season with a Chicago Bears Santa ornament. The festive ornament offers fans a meaningful way to celebrate their love of the Bears and commemorate this special moment. It will be available on Hallmark.com and at regional Hallmark Gold Crown Stores this fall.
Integral to the storyline and partnership, Bears Care, the team's charitable arm, teamed up with Hallmark Channel to host an auction for two special Featured Walk-On Roles. The winners, Carrie May-Borich and Phillip Salamone, will make their on-screen debut in the movie, and will be joined on-screen by longtime Bears Season Ticket Holders, Bears Care donors and Hallmark Channel fans, Julia and Ken Wegner. Their collective generosity inspired by their love of Hallmark Channel will help further Bears Care's commitment to improving the quality of life for people in the Chicagoland community during the upcoming holiday season.
Skydance Sports serves as the Executive Producer of Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story. As the exclusive content partner of the NFL, Skydance Sports is designed to create a top-end sports content studio and expand multi-platform sports programming across a broad range of formats.
As previously announced, the movie, is slated to premiere later this year during Hallmark Channel's 17th annual Countdown to Christmas programming event.
ABOUT HALLMARK CHANNEL
Hallmark Channel is Hallmark Media's flagship 24-hour cable television network. As the country's leading destination for quality, feel-good entertainment, Hallmark Channel delivers on the 100-year legacy of the Hallmark brand. The network's lineup of signature original content includes movies, primetime scripted series, and specials. Dedicated to helping viewers celebrate holidays, seasons, and life's special moments, Hallmark Channel is home to a host of annual programming events, including the highly successful Countdown to Christmas, which has become a pop culture phenomenon and a beloved holiday tradition for millions of viewers. Rounding out the network's slate are some of television's most classic comedies and series, including The Golden Girls, Reba, and Gilmore Girls. For more information, please visit press.hallmarkmedia.com/
ABOUT THE CHICAGO BEARS
The Chicago Bears were established in 1920 as one of the founding franchises of the National Football League. As one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, the Chicago Bears boast nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl, and 37 Hall of Famers - the most of any NFL team. A pillar in the community for more than a century, the Bears strive for excellence and impact on and off the field by supporting initiatives focused on social justice, youth and high school football, girls' flag football, health equity, education, volunteerism and civic involvement. The Chicago Bears were most recently featured on The Pick is In: Season 2 and Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears. Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story marks the first scripted film of its kind for the organization and will give fans a glimpse into the tradition, spirit, and love that flow through its devoted fan base and the City of Chicago year-round, but especially during the holiday season.
ABOUT SKYDANCE SPORTS
Skydance Sports is the industry-leading sports content studio behind critically acclaimed films and series including the Golden Globe-nominated Air (Amazon), America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Netflix), Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants (HBO), and Primetime Emmy-nominated Rafa (Netflix). Upcoming projects include docuseries The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV), Hulu drama series The Land from Dan Fogelman, and Mr. Irrelevant, a theatrical film with Paramount Pictures.
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