Overview
- On Wednesday the full principal cast for Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story was revealed and production was confirmed to have wrapped in Chicago, including filming at Soldier Field and Halas Hall.
- Hallmark set the movie to premiere Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel with streaming on Hallmark Plus the next day.
- Skydance Sports is listed as executive producer under its NFL content partnership, reflecting the series model of pairing Hallmark holiday romance with official team branding and access.
- The film features leads Lyndsy Fonseca and Robert Buckley, supporting actors Marsha Mason, Barbara Alyn Woods and Khary Payton, cameos from Hallmark regulars and Bears personnel including coach Ben Johnson, current players Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland, and alumni Mike Singletary, Charles Tillman and Dan Hampton.
- Bears Care held an auction for two featured walk-on roles that named winners Carrie May-Borich and Phillip Salamone with proceeds directed to local charity, and Hallmark will sell a Chicago Bears Santa ornament tied to the film this fall.