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The Hallmark Channel is premiering another Thanksgiving week movie called Five Star Christmas. The movie premieres on Friday, November 27 at 8 p.m. Eastern and then will air multiple times throughout the season. (You can see the full schedule here under the Showtimes tab.) If you don’t have cable, here’s how you can watch Five Star Christmas streaming online for free:
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Philo TV
You can watch a live stream of the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and 60+ other TV channels on Philo TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Philo, you can watch the show live on the Philo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast (compatible on Android mobile), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer on the Philo website.
If you can’t watch live, Philo allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which lets you to watch most shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the show live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can try with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch the show live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s Sling Blue + Lifestyle Extra bundle or the Sling Orange + Lifestyle Extra bundle. They both come with a free three-day trial, but if you bypass that, you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the show live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
Meet the Cast
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Bethany Joy Lenz is Lucy. Her many credits include Pearson (Keri), Bottled with Love, Poinsettias for Christmas, Royal Matchmaker, Grey’s Anatomy, Snowed-Inn Christmas, Colony (Morgan), Agents of SHIELD, Songbyrd, The Christmas Secret, Dexter, One Tree Hill (Haley James for 187 episodes), The Legacy, Maybe It’s Me, Guiding Light (Michelle Bauer for 46 episodes), and more.
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Victor Webster is Jake. He was in Hallmark’s Homegrown Christmas in December 2018 and recently starred in Hearts of Winter. His many credits include Wings Over Everest, Matchmaker Mysteries, Workin’ Moms (Mike), A Harvest Wedding, Chesapeake Shores (Douglas), Younger, Home for Christmas Day, Love Blossoms, Paradise Inc., Summer Villa, Continuum (Carlos), Project: SERA, Christmas Icetastrophe, Cracked, Castle (Josh), Melrose Place (Caleb), Lincoln Heights, Charmed (Coop), Related, Mutant X (Brennan for 66 episodes), Days of Our Lives (Nicholas Alamain), and Sunset Beach (Roger), and much more.
Crown MediaLaura Soltis, Paula Shaw, Gracie Beedie
Laura Soltis (above left) is Beth. Her credits include Lonestar Christmas, Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (Patti Connell), Schitt’s Creek, Valentine in the Vineyard, Yes I Do, Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle, Autumn in the Vineyard (Carla DeLuca), Ms. Matched, Just in Time for Christmas, Wedding Planner Mystery, Level Up, Hiccups (Joyce), Fairly Legal, The Collector, Godiva’s, and much more.
Paula Shaw (above center) is Margo. Her many credits include Picture a Perfect Christmas, Far Cry 5, Mr. Young (Mrs. Byrne), Destination Wedding, Van Helsing, Cedar Cove (Charlotte Jeffers), Twist of Faith, Terminal City (Ellie), Killer Bash, Home for the Holidays, Just Cause, Freddy vs. Jason (Jason’s mother), Mysterious Ways, Da Vinci’s Inquest, Reindeer Games, The Young and the Restless (Judge Anne Newton), Witchfire, Archie Bunker’s Place, Three’s Company, Barney Miller, and much more.
Gracie Beedie (above right) is Amber Raltson. She only has a few IMDb credits, including Motherland: Fort Salem and Zero Chill.
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Robert Wisden (above left) is Ted. His credits include R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, Watchmen (Richard Nixon), Lost Behind Bars, Above and Beyond, Blade: The Series, Kyle XY, The Collector, Stargate: SG-1 (Samuels), Smallville (Gabe Sullivan), Jeremiah (Devon), Tru Calling, Snow Queen, The Twilight Zone, Dice (Tom Wilson), The Magician’s House II (Charles Morden), Da Vinci’s Inquest (Chief Coroner James Flynn), Poltergeist: The Legacy, Millennium, Madison (Richard Long), The Odyssey, ENG, 9B (Bob Dawson), and more.
Crown MediaLaura Soltis, Paula Shaw, Jay Brazeau
Jay Brazeau (above far right) is Walter Ralston. He just starred in Hallmark’s Good Morning Christmas. He’s Tramell on Garage Sale Mysteries for 13 episodes. His other credits include Five Star Christmas (Walter), Noelle (Santa), Unspeakable, The Dragon Prince, Finding Santa, Christmas Homecoming, Rogue, The Exorcist, Drik Gently’s, Bates Motel, I Do I Do I Do, Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever, Jinxed, Cedar Cove (Mayor Louie Hanson), Mr. Young, Supernatural, Harper’s Island, The Cramp Twins, Sitting Ducks, Cold Squad (Sam Fisher for 52 episodes in the late 1990s), voices for numerous animated series, The Odyssey (Sy), and much more.
Crown MediaGracie Beedie, Robert Wisden, Laura Soltis, Barbara Patrick
Barbara Patrick (above far right) is Suzanne Ralston. Her credits include A Doggone Christmas, Christmas Unleashed, Hailey Dean Mystery (Naomi Morrel), Small Town Christmas, Jaguars, Arrow, and more.
Blair Penner is Will Ralston. His credits include Batwoman, Easter Under Wraps, Van Helsing, The Man in the High Castle, Once Upon a Prince, The Flash, Supernatural, Garage Sale Mysteries, When Calls the Heart (Peter Filmore), Falling Skies, and more.
Sarah Edmondson is Annie Ralston. She launched her career with the CBC teen soap Edgemont. Her parents are both therapists and brought her to political marches as a child, according to IMDB. She met two of her best friends while working on Edgemont: Grace Park and Kristin Kreuk. She has a long list of credits to her name, including: Salvation (Nora), Wedding of Dreams, Minecraft Miniseries (River: voice), At Home in Mitford (Marge), Wedding March 2, The Cannon, Geronimo Stilton (Thea, voice), The Little Prince (The Rose, voice), The Whispers, When Calls the Heart (Mrs. Brewster), Max Steel (Sydney, voice), Continuum, Inhumans, Seduced by Lies, Psych (Gina), Fringe, Hostile Makeover, Killer Hair, What Color is Love?, Class of the Titans (Atlanta, voice), Transformers: Cybertron (Lori, voice), Edgemont (Steve “Stephanie”), Out of Order (Fertility Nurse), Stargate SG-1, Vampire High, Revenge, and more.
Tom Pickett is Mr. Donahue. His many credits include The Angel Tree, Mom & Me, Critters: A New Binge, Harvest Love, The Wrong Girl, Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, Harper’s Island, Mysterious Ways, Sliders, The Ex, and more.
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