A First Look at ‘The Holiday Shift’ and ‘How to Fall in Love by the Holidays’

Two new holiday titles are coming to The Roku Channel this holiday season!

The half-hour romantic comedy series The Holiday Shift, from CBS Studios and Fulwell72, and the romantic comedy film How to Fall in Love by the Holidays, starring Terri Hatcher, will premiere on The Roku Chanel in November.

All five episodes of The Holiday Shift will stream free, beginning Friday, November 17. Meanwhile, How to Fall in Love by the Holidays streams for free, starting Friday, November 3.

“This holiday season, The Roku Channel is bringing streamers an array of Roku Originals to get into the festive spirit,” Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Originals, Roku Media, said.

“We’re delighted to introduce The Holiday Shift and How to Fall in Love by the Holidays as part of our original holiday programming lineup and can’t wait for audiences to stream these fun and heart-warming stories,” Tannenbaum added.

Created by Tommy Johnagin, The Holiday Shift follows “the intersecting love stories of young mall employees during the holiday season,” per its description. The series stars Varun Saranga, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Devyn Nekoda, Nadine Bhabha, Brielle Robillard, and Michael Delleva, featuring Sarah Levy and Jon Dore.

Tommy Johnagin, Paul Fox, Joe Hardesty, Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Jeff Grosvenor, Amit Pandya, Jackie Filgo, and Jeff Filgo executive produce the series.

Hatcher stars as a beloved writer-turned-CEO on How to Fall in Love by the Holidays, “who must save her company by writing a column on her falling in love by the holidays – complicated by the handsome photographer who has been assigned to the piece.”

Written by Ansley Gordon and directed by Michael Kennedy, the film is distributed by Reel One Entertainment, with Tom Berry, Suzanne Chapman, Breanne Hartley, Louisa Cadywould, Sebastian Battro, and Laurence Braun executive producing.

Morgan Pichinson oversees The Holiday Shift and How to Fall in Love by the Holidays on behalf of Roku.

The Roku Channel will also feature holiday programming like The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday, starting on Friday, November 10, Martha Holidays, beginning Monday, December 4; and A Very Demi Holiday Special, starting Friday, December 8.

Check out the photos below for a preview!

Photos from The Holiday Shift:

Photos from How to Fall in Love by the Holidays:

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The Holiday Shift premieres on Friday, November 17, and How to Fall in Love by the Holidays premieres on Friday, November 3, on The Roku Channel.

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