'The Holiday Sitter' Will Be Hallmark's First LGBTQ Couple-Centered Christmas Film

Tis the season for holiday movies on the Hallmark Channel, and the network is reportedly packing its seasonal movie lineup with 40 new movies and one special LGBTQ-couple-centered film.

For their annual "Countdown to Christmas" and "Miracles of Christmas" events, Variety reports that the network is kicking off festivities on Friday, Oct. 21, with around-the-clock holiday movies.

"Additionally, the Hallmark Movies Now streaming service kicks off 'Movies & Mistletoe,' providing subscribers with more than 150 Christmas movies with new content available each week," Variety Reports.

Regular Hallmark leading men Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker and Paul Campbell will come together for the first time in "Three Wise Men and a Baby," playing three brothers forced to work together to take care of a baby throughout the holidays. Also returning is Lacey Chabert, returning for a record-breaking twelfth Christmas movie for the network, "Haul Out the Holly," alongside Wes Brown.

In addition to celebrating Chinese Americans with two new films, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah, the network's "The Holiday Sitter" film will break ground as the first centered on a gay couple, starring Jonathan Bennett and George Krissa.

According to Hallmark, the premise follows Sam (Bennett) a "workaholic bachelor" who babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays when his sister goes out of town. Out of his element, Sam calls on a hunky neighbor for help and things ensue from there with an unexpected romance.

"Let's make HISTORY @hallmarkchannel DEC 11 'The Holiday Sitter'" Bennett shared on Twitter.

Since his breakout role as Aaron Samuels in "Mean Girls," Bennett has been busy spreading Christmas cheer. He reunited with "Mean Girls" co-star Chabert in Hallmark Channel's "Elevator Girl," and he was lead in Lifetime's "Holiday High School Reunion."

Hallmark Channel films will air 8 p.m. ET, while the films on Movies & Mysteries will debut at 10 p.m.