Actors Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, Laura Osnes, Jesse Hutch, Jillian Murray, Julia Reilly, and Gladys Knight will star in new Great American Family holiday film. #Powerjournalist Markos Papadatos has the scoop.
This is the network’s first-ever ensemble Christmas original film, and it is titled “A Little Women’s Christmas.” It is slated to premiere this holiday season as part of Great American Christmas 2024.
In addition, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gladys Knight will perform her new original Christmas song “Joy.” Great American Christmas is in its fourth season and the franchise has quickly become one of America’s most popular programming events.
“A Little Women’s Christmas” is a contemporary retelling of the beloved classic book. It follows the lives and loves of the March sisters in a small Tennessee town at Christmas. Jo March is played by Jillian Murray, Trevor Donovan is Friedrich “Fritz” Baehr, Meg March is played by Jen Lilley, Laura Osnes plays Beth March, Julia Reilly is Amy March, and John is played by Jesse Hutch. Gladys Knight, affectionately known as “The Empress of Soul,” will perform “Joy.”
Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media, remarked, “A Little Women’s Christmas is a new Christmas classic in the making, with an incredible ensemble cast and an adaptation of an original story that is one of the best I have read.”
“Louisa May Alcott was intentional about focusing on the culture of young women, their hopes, ambitions, and dreams, and it remains one of the most widely read and beloved stories ever written,” Abbott added.
“A Little Women’s Christmas” is directed by Brandon Clark. The original movie adaptation is written by Dione Sheehan and Taylor Bird.
