{"id":90335,"date":"2024-12-25T20:15:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T01:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=90335"},"modified":"2024-12-25T20:15:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T01:15:55","slug":"as-an-early-holiday-gift-to-fans-hallmark-announces-that-its-hit-reality-competition-series-finding-mr-christmas-is-renewed-for-a-second-season-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/25\/as-an-early-holiday-gift-to-fans-hallmark-announces-that-its-hit-reality-competition-series-finding-mr-christmas-is-renewed-for-a-second-season-video\/","title":{"rendered":"As an Early Holiday Gift to Fans Hallmark Announces That Its Hit Reality Competition Series, &#8220;Finding Mr. Christmas,&#8221; Is Renewed for a Second Season [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hallmark Media announces the renewal of <em><strong>Finding Mr. Christmas<\/strong><\/em> for a second season, set to premiere on Hallmark+ in 2025. The critically acclaimed, hit reality competition series is from co-creators and executive producers, Jonathan Bennett (<em>Mean Girls, The Groomsmen<\/em>) and Ben Roy (<em>Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas, Directors Guild of America Awards<\/em>) and hosted by Bennett. Melissa Peterman (<em>Happy&#8217;s Place, Haul Out the Holly<\/em>) serves as lead judge.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_n7-kpuYG2k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bringing this show to life was such a dream come true,&#8221; said Bennett. &#8220;There&#8217;re definitely more stories to be told in season two and so much more fun to be had. We&#8217;re really just scratching the surface here.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2065616956\" 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>&#8220;My hope for season one was that we would create something that would stand out in the reality TV landscape &#8211; a show that is competitive yet genuinely heartwarming and uplifting,&#8221; said Roy. &#8220;I am so proud of what our incredible cast and crew have achieved. The positive response from fans has been incredible. We can&#8217;t wait for the challenge to make season two even more heartfelt, more entertaining, and somehow&#8230; even more handsome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s nearly impossible to create a piece of entertainment that truly breaks through in this overcrowded market, let alone to make one that wears its heart on its sleeve while being deeply entertaining. <em>Finding Mr. Christmas<\/em> is that show, and we can&#8217;t wait to do it again&#8221; said David Sefanou, Head of Unscripted Programming, Hallmark Media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled at the success of the first season and are proud to have created a reality competition series with heart at its core,&#8221; remarked Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President of Programming, Hallmark Media. &#8220;We are so excited to be able to share this news just as for our first Mr. Christmas Ezra Moreland to be making his movie debut.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On <em>Finding Mr. Christmas<\/em>, ten aspiring actors compete in a variety of festive, entertaining challenges, with a Hallmark twist: the winner is crowned Mr. Christmas and given the opportunity to become Hallmark&#8217;s next leading man, with a starring role in a Countdown to Christmas movie. Season one&#8217;s winner, Ezra Moreland, made his movie debut, opposite Jessica Lowndes, in the new Hallmark Original movie, <em>Happy Howlidays<\/em>. The film aired on Hallmark Channel last weekend and is currently available to stream now on Hallmark +<\/p><div id=\"morty-3210191831\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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><em>Finding Mr. Christmas<\/em> is produced by Hallmark Media and Super Delicious. The series is co-created by Jonathan Bennett and Ben Roy. Executive producers are Cara Tapper, Adam Cohen, Joanna Vernetti, Bennett, Roy and Trish Gold.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/xMEfX4Mds1cqCLNhF1Njc4qaF2k.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Finding Mr. Christmas<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Hallmark Channel<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Reality<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 17<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>10 men compete in a series of festive challenges that will showcase their acting chops and their holiday spirit. Jonathan Bennett hosts while these lovable guys vie to become the next Hallmark leading man.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hallmark Media announces the renewal of Finding Mr. Christmas for a second season, set to premiere on Hallmark+ in 2025. 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