Food Network star Ree Drummond will make his acting debut in Discovery Plus’ first original film, Candy Coated Christmas
After a decade of acting in his hit food series The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond is ready for his foreground, making his acting debut.
The Discovery Plus broadcast service announced Wednesday that Drummond, 52, will debut as an actor on the Food Network and Discovery Plus’ first original film, Candy Coated Christmas.
The film has just finished production and is slated to be released during the holiday season on the Discovery Plus streaming service.
Actress Ree: After a decade of acting in her hit series The Pioneer Woman, Food Network, Ree Drummond is ready for her foreground, making her acting debut.
The story is set in the picturesque town of Peppermint Hollow, which is described as “the Capitol of the Mint World.”
According to the official description, the film “will deliver food-focused content that Food Network fans adore and bring audiences to enjoy the wellness stories associated with the holiday season.”
Drummond joins a cast that also includes Molly McCook (Last Man Standing), Aaron O’Connell (The Haves and The Have Nots), Jae Suh Park (The Big Short) and John McCook (The Bold and the Beautiful).
Co-stars: Drummond joins a cast that also includes Molly McCook (Last Man Standing), Aaron O’Connell (The Haves and The Have Nots), Jae Suh Park (The Big Short) and John McCook (The Bold and the Beautiful)
Drummond will be, “bringing her appeal and real-life experiences as a landlady to her role as the owner of a bakery that befriends a newcomer to the city.”
“Candy-covered Christmas was a lot of fun to be a part of; it had all the magical elements that make holiday movies so special,” Drummond said in a statement.
“The initial nerves I felt when I joined this project melted completely when I entered the sweet and charming world of Peppermint Hollow!” added
On Earth: Drummond will be, “bringing her appeal and real-life experiences as a landlady to her role as the owner of a bakery that befriends a newcomer to the city.”
The story centers on Molly Gallant (Molly McCook), a Los Angeles-based marketing executive who is “at the top of the world” as she makes her way from her annual father-daughter trip to Hawaii.
His plans are glimpsed when he learns that his business money is gone, while his father (John McCook) suggests he visit the small town where his late mother, Peppermint Hollow, grew up. Family home can be the key to the home money you need.
Molly meets Bee (Drummond), the owner of Bee’s Bakery, who introduces her to the family that rents the house where her mother grew up, The Winters family, Noah (Aaron O’Connell), Kim (Lee Garlington) and Dakota (Landry Townsend)).
Bee: Molly meets Bee (Drummond), the owner of Bee’s Bakery, who introduces her to the family that rents the house where her mother grew up, The Winters family, Noah (Aaron O’Connell), Kim (Lee Garlington ) and Dakota (Landry Townsend)
They invite her to stay with them and offer her a lost connection with her own childhood memories and the possibility of a “newly created” business begins to take shape.
Ellie Kanner (Love and Sunshine) directs Candy Coated Christmas based on a screenplay written by Alex Yonks, Kanner and Joey Plager.
Executive producers are Ellie Kanner, Joey Plager and Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista Entertainment.
Business: They invite her to stay with them and offer her a lost connection with her own childhood memories and the possibility of a newly “coined” business begins to take shape.