Celebrate the holiday season with Netflix when the streaming service releases “Holiday in the Vineyards,” which stars Josh Swickard (“General Hospital”), Sol Rodriguez (“Grachi”), Eileen Davidson (“The Young and the Restless”), Omar Gooding (“Deadwood, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac”) and Carly Jibson (“The Guest Book,” “Atypical”). Annika Noelle (“The Bold and the Beautiful”), Gregory Zarian (“The Wonder Years”), Julian Rangal (“The Good Doctor”), and newcomer Carlos Solòrzano also appear in the film.
Dropping Wednesday, December 13, the film follows an irresponsible heir (Swickard) to a cheap wine empire who is sent incognito to wine country to land the winning bid on the area’s last private vineyard, the big city playboy poses as a carpenter and falls for the beautiful real estate broker (Rodriguez) who wants to keep the property out of the hands of corporate wine.
“As we unwrap the joy of the holiday season, I’m thrilled to reach this significant milestone with Netflix to launch our tenth film with the renowned streaming platform,” said Afshar, who also produced the film. “ESX Productions understands the cheer Christmas movies like ‘Holiday in the Vineyards’ bring and we are confident this heartwarming holiday hit will resonate with audiences worldwide.”
Alex Ranarivelo directed from a script written by Cecília Franco and David Zanardi. Afshar, Christina Moore and Daniel Aspromonte are producing, with Charley DeBenedetti as the executive producer.
Earlier this year, Soap Opera Network gave readers a first look at the holiday movie when it was initially marketed as “A Wine Country Christmas.”
Under its new title, “Holiday in the Vineyards,” the film marks the seventh holiday project from ESX Productions and the 10th overall released on Netflix. Previous holiday fare from ESX includes “A California Christmas,” “A California Christmas: City Lights,” and “I Believe in Santa.”
In addition to its movies, ESX Productions premiered its first TV show, “Casa Grande,” a dramatic neo-western series that is now streaming on Amazon Freevee. The series stars “General Hospital” actress Kate Mansi and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” lead James Marsters. Lauren Swickard, the real-life wife of Josh Swickard, created the series and served as showrunner and writer. The Swickards were co-leads in “A California Christmas” and its sequel, “A California Christmas: City Lights.”
Check out all-new sneak peek photos from the film below. For previous photos, click here.
Photo by Randy Shropshire/ESX Productions
Photo by Randy Shropshire/ESX Productions
“Holiday in the Vineyards” is set to release on Netflix beginning Wednesday, December 13 at 3:00 a.m. ET/12:00 a.m. PT.