Dashing in December

2020 film directed by Jake Helgren

Peter Porte
Juan Pablo Di Pace
Andie MacDowell
Caroline Harris
Carlos Sanz
Katherine Bailess

CinematographyLars LindstromEdited bySean CainMusic byChad Rehmann

Production
company

The Ninth House

Distributed byParamount Network

Release date

December 13, 2020 (2020-12-13)

CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Dashing in December is an American romantic holiday drama film directed by Jake Helgren.^[1]^[2] The film stars Peter Porte, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Andie MacDowell, Caroline Harris, Carlos Sanz, and Katherine Bailess.^[3]^[4]

Premise

Wyatt Burwall (Porte) finally returns home for the holidays in an effort to convince his mother Deb (McDowell) to sell the family's Colorado ranch. A romance unexpectedly ignites between Wyatt and the dashing new ranch hand Heath Ramos (Di Pace), who dreams of saving the beloved property and the ranch's magical Winter Wonderland attraction while reawakening the spirit of Christmas in Wyatt's lonely heart.

Cast

Peter Porte as Wyatt Burwall
Juan Pablo Di Pace as Heath Ramos
Andie MacDowell as Deb Burwall
Caroline Harris as Blake Berry
Carlos Sanz as Carlos
Katherine Bailess as Willa

Production

Despite the story taking place in Colorado, the movie was filmed in Utah, in different cities including Salt Lake City, Midway and Heber City. Most of the material was shot in September 2020, and the filming wrapped on October 1.^[5]

Release

The film was released on December 13, 2020 by Paramount Network with simulcasts on Pop TV, Logo TV, and TV Land.^[6]^[7]

Accolades

Dashing in December was nominated for the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Movie.^[8]

References

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^ "Andie MacDowell unwraps queer Christmas romance 'Dashing in December'". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
^ "'Dashing in December' Brings a Western Twang to the Gay Holiday Movie Season: WATCH". Towleroad Gay News. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
^ McGuinness, Devan (December 15, 2020). "Where Was 'Dashing in December' Filmed?". Distractify. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
^ "Paramount's 'Dashing In December' Is LGBTQ Christmas Movie". Tv Shows Ace. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
^ "Paramount Network Reveals LGBTQ+ Centered Christmas Movie Dashing in December".
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 28, 2021). "GLAAD Unveils Nominees For 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Honored With Special Recognition Award". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved January 29, 2021.