OWN Unveils 2024 Christmas Movie Lineup Including Films Starring Etienne Maurice, Samantha Marie Ware and More (Exclusive)

It’s starting to look a lot like OWN Christmas!

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the Oprah Winfrey Network’s OWN Holiday Movie Lineup, which returns for its sixth year in 2024 with three new holiday movies. This year, fans can settle in and watch A season to remember played by Michele Weaver (It is love) and Nathan Owens (9-1-1), Mistletoe and marriage starring Ashley Sharpe Chestnut (Chicago Med) and Etienne Maurice (Scream queens), i A 24 card Christmas including Samantha Marie Ware (Everyone stand up) and Curtis Hamilton (Uncertain).

“OWN has long been a pioneer in creating original holiday films that resonate deeply with black audiences, showcasing diverse talent at the forefront of our storytelling and bringing families together at this special time of year,” Tina Perry, president of OWN, said in a press release. “We are truly honored to once again celebrate the season with three new films that encapsulate the warmth, joy and love that our viewers eagerly anticipate year after year.”

Image from OWN’s Mistletoe and Matrimony.

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The trailer for the holiday event promises lots of holiday baking, winter weddings and, of course, Christmas romance.

IN A season to remembersports reporter gets a little help from a freelance sports photographer to learn how to assert herself. Then, in Mistletoe and marriagea wedding planner is forced to work with her ex to plan the perfect holiday wedding for her sister. Finally, in A 24 card Christmasa jewelry designer sends a set of wedding bands to the wrong person and finds help from an unlikely source to track them down.

Read on for OWN’s full descriptions of the 2024 holiday season.

Picture from OWN’s season to remember.

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A season to remember premieres Saturday, December 7 at 9:00 PM ET/PT

Sports journalist Symone Gibson (Michele Weaver) is ambitious and good at her job, but she often has to find her way as a woman in a male-dominated field. She takes a crash course in being more assertive after teaming up with freelance sports photographer Iggy Love (Nathan Owens), who knows a thing or two about finding what’s really important in life. She only has a week before Christmas to find an attention-grabbing story that could take her career to the next level. With Iggy’s help, Symone hunts down the story and finds romance, courage and a new sense of direction along the way.

Mistletoe and marriage premieres Saturday, December 14 at 9:00 PM ET/PT

Olivia Morris (Ashlei Sharpe) is a successful wedding planner who plays it safe in life and love. She is forced to reckon with her shy tendencies when she is reluctantly tasked with planning her lively younger sister’s Christmas Eve wedding. Things get even more complicated when Olivia’s ex-boyfriend, Isaiah (Etienne Maurice), returns from abroad to help with the wedding. As sparks fly with her former hottie amid unfolding family drama, Olivia wonders if she’s finally ready to live life on her terms this holiday season.

Image from OWN’s 24 Card Christmas.

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A 24 card Christmas premieres Saturday, December 21 at 9:00 PM ET/PT

When Trish (Samantha Marie Ware), an unlucky-in-love jewelry designer, accidentally sends a set of Christmas wedding rings to the wrong person, she and charming best man Book Mosely (Curtis Hamilton) must work together to track down and get them married on Christmas Eve—in the process of learning that you can’t wait for love to find you, you have to go out and find it.

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The new movies are scheduled to premiere on three consecutive Saturdays at 9:00 PM ET/PT starting December 7th. Additionally, the films will also air on Max after their linear premieres.

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