{"id":26628,"date":"2021-09-21T01:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T05:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=26628"},"modified":"2021-09-21T01:59:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T05:59:33","slug":"hallmark-movies-mysteries-kicks-off-production-on-the-christmas-bond-starring-holly-robinson-peete-lyriq-bent-and-nik-sanchez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/21\/hallmark-movies-mysteries-kicks-off-production-on-the-christmas-bond-starring-holly-robinson-peete-lyriq-bent-and-nik-sanchez\/","title":{"rendered":"Hallmark Movies &#038; Mysteries Kicks Off Production on &#8220;The Christmas Bond&#8221; Starring Holly Robinson Peete, Lyriq Bent, and Nik Sanchez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9016\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hallmark-mysteries.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hallmark-mysteries.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hallmark-mysteries-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hallmark-mysteries-260x145.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hallmark-mysteries-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries<\/em> announced today that production is set to begin on &#8220;<strong><em>The Christmas Bond<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; (working title), a new 2021 holiday movie, starring Holly Robinson Peete (&#8220;<em>The Christmas Doctor<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Meet the Peetes<\/em>&#8220;), to air later this year as part of the network&#8217;s &#8220;Miracles of Christmas&#8221; programming event. In addition to Robinson Peete, who is an executive producer on the project, the network has cast Lyriq Bent (Acrimony) and Nik Sanchez (&#8220;<em>The Rookie<\/em>&#8220;) who, like the character he portrays, is on the autism spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>In the story, as a single mom (Peete) and her teenaged son with autism (Sanchez) come to a crossroad during Christmas, she must learn to let go so he can flourish and finds her own heart healing in unexpected ways.<\/p><div id=\"morty-366042618\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Robinson Peete, a parent of a young man with autism who has been a vocal advocate for over 20 years through her organization, HollyRod Foundation, shared the importance of bringing the story to screen. &#8220;I am making this movie for my son RJ, others with autism, and their families,&#8221; said Robinson Peete. &#8220;I am grateful to Hallmark for bringing this story to screen with authenticity, respect, and hope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Holly Robinson Peete is a tremendously talented actor and creative collaborator,&#8221; said Randy Pope, Senior Vice President, Programming &amp; Development. &#8220;We are excited and honored to help her bring this personal and beautiful story to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The Christmas Bond<\/em>&#8221; is a Box Road Production. 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